Am 03.07.2012 18:22, schrieb Dave Reisner:
Why do we want /lib as a symlink to /usr/lib anyway? You could have the directory /lib, only containing the symlinks for ld-linux.so.2 -> /usr/lib/ld-linux.so.2 and ld-linux-x86_64.so.2 -> /usr/lib/ld-linux-x86_64.so.2 (and, of course /lib64/ld-linux-x86_64.so.2 for compatibility).
I don't see any advantage in having the symlink /lib -> /usr/lib, except a harder upgrade path where so many things could go wrong.
No offense, but you're a bit late to be trying to shoot this down only now.
Not trying to shoot anything down, I am just confused why the upgrade path here was not made smoother. This will lead to problems and shitstorms, and you know it.
Perhaps you recall Tom's post (and ensuing discussion) from a few months ago:
I remember the discussion and the plan. I just still don't think it's a good plan. Didn't I say something back then? Maybe not.