Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Optional /usr merge in Gentoo

[Alecks Gates <alecks.g@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@libertytrek.org> wrote:
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> On 2013-08-18 10:55 PM, Canek Peláez Valdés <caneko@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> And, putting aside systemd and getting back on topic to the council's
>> decision of (eventually) not supporting separated /usr without an
>> initramfs; have you ever stopped to consider that, perhaps, that's the
>> best *technical*  decision? (*gasp*)
>
>
> That is *not* the concern here, Canek, and that should be obvious from the comments here.
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> Repeat: the primary concern is *not* about separate /usr without initramfs.
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> The primary concern is that systemd will eventually be shoved down our throats whether we want it or not, and using eudev or mdev  or *anything* other than systemd (ie OpenRC/eudev) will.
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*snip*
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>> When you have almost all distributions converging on that, and even
>> *the OpenRC maintainer*  (which is the one pushing this, BTW, not the
>> systemd guys) supporting that decision, don't you think that perhaps,
>> just*perhaps*, everybody screaming about the sky falling (which, BTW,
>>
>> they are certainly noisy, but I really don't think are that many) are
>> overreacting and even (*gasp* again) wrong?
>
>
> Again, the main issue is not about separate /usr, so please stop trying to deflect the subject...
>

Isn't that what this thread is about?  "Optional /usr merge in Gentoo"

Can someone please explain to me what's so hard and/or complicated
about making an initramfs?  At this point in time it's extremely
simple for me, but I only manage relatively simple systems (although
I'd like that to change soon).  All I do is add one extra line (for
example - "dracut -H --kver=3.11.0-rc6") to my kernel install
procedure.

Granted, the only reason I have an initramfs is for the plymouth
splash screen (other systems aren't desktops) -- but from everything I
can see it's not too complicated otherwise.

-- 
Alecks Gates