Am 20.08.2012 21:01, schrieb Allan Gottlieb: > On Mon, Aug 20 2012, Doug Hunley wrote: > >> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Allan Gottlieb wrote: >>> I realize that new udev without dracut wants /usr part of root >>> filesystem. >>> >>> The last few gentoo installations I have done all had >>> /usr/tmp symlinked to /var/tmp and I don't believe I did this symlink >>> manually. >>> >>> Will this be a problem with new udev and no dracut or are the programs >>> that must run early trained not to use /usr/tmp? >>> >>> thanks, >>> allan >>> >> I have this symlink on a new ~amd64 install without a separate /usr >> and the latest udev and have no issues at all. I don't use a initramfs >> or anything on this install either. fwiw > > Thank you, that is what I wanted to hear. I assume you don't run dracut > either. > > allan > > (PS top-posting is discouraged on this group) > Are there still programs out there using that directory, anyway? I thought /usr/tmp is mostly for compatibility with ancient Unixes. Even in the FHS it is a "may be present" clause.