[arch-dev-public] about makedevs script
Hi! When doing some polishing of our initscripts I've noticed that /sbin/makedevs script uses find and rev that are in /usr/bin. As far as I understand this is wrong because no /bin or /sbin executable should use anything from /usr. So, how to fix that? Move find and rev to /bin? Seems like not a good idea. Another question is - what is the purpose of /sbin/makedevs? It is not used by initscripts, why it's in the package then? -- Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич)
On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Roman Kyrylych <roman.kyrylych@gmail.com> wrote:
Another question is - what is the purpose of /sbin/makedevs? It is not used by initscripts, why it's in the package then?
I have no idea. I think this is a holdover from devfs days. I vote we kill it, rather than update it. If someone wants a static /dev, they can do it with mknod
Am Montag, 10. März 2008 schrieb Aaron Griffin:
On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Roman Kyrylych <roman.kyrylych@gmail.com> wrote:
Another question is - what is the purpose of /sbin/makedevs? It is not used by initscripts, why it's in the package then?
I have no idea. I think this is a holdover from devfs days.
I vote we kill it, rather than update it. If someone wants a static /dev, they can do it with mknod
also there is a makedev script in extra -- Tobias Powalowski Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa) http://www.archlinux.org tpowa@archlinux.org
2008/3/10, Tobias Powalowski <t.powa@gmx.de>:
Am Montag, 10. März 2008 schrieb Aaron Griffin:
On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Roman Kyrylych <roman.kyrylych@gmail.com> wrote:
Another question is - what is the purpose of /sbin/makedevs? It is not used by initscripts, why it's in the package then?
I have no idea. I think this is a holdover from devfs days.
I vote we kill it, rather than update it. If someone wants a static /dev, they can do it with mknod
also there is a makedev script in extra
ok, the killer patch is on its way. >:) -- Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич)
participants (3)
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Aaron Griffin
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Roman Kyrylych
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Tobias Powalowski