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From: Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@nyu.edu>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/tmp -> /var/tmp a problem with new udev?
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:01:37 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <yu9vcgdie0e.fsf@nyu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALxYTP4Gp59THUOD9mSye6c-YLbW_Js4POj1neAO33oA30uQCg@mail.gmail.com> (Doug Hunley's message of "Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:51:51 -0400")

On Mon, Aug 20 2012, Doug Hunley wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@nyu.edu> 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)


  reply	other threads:[~2012-08-20 19:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-08-17 12:47 [gentoo-user] /usr/tmp -> /var/tmp a problem with new udev? Allan Gottlieb
2012-08-20 16:51 ` Doug Hunley
2012-08-20 19:01   ` Allan Gottlieb [this message]
2012-08-20 22:33     ` Florian Philipp
2012-08-27 16:38     ` Doug Hunley

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