Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dash-0.5.7-2 and filesystem-2011.08-1
On 08/09/2011 08:03 PM, Tom Gundersen wrote:
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 1:59 AM, Dave Reisner<d@falconindy.com> wrote:
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 01:49:42AM +0200, Tom Gundersen wrote:
Hi guys,
This removes dash from base group, and adjusts the standard /etc/shells accordingly. This file will now be updated on install/remove of dash.
Please test and signoff.
Cheers,
Tom
There's also a change to /etc/fstab in here which encourages mounting /tmp as a tmpfs.
Indeed. It also discourages mounting /dev/{pts,shm}. Sorry for not mentioning that.
Cheers,
Tom
Are these deprecated or now handled in the initscripts? I've always wondered why /proc, /sys, etc can't be in fstab too just so everything is clear, so I'm wondering if there's just a trend to move system type mounts from fstab to initscripts.
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 3:49 AM, Matthew Monaco <dgbaley27@0x01b.net> wrote:
Are these deprecated or now handled in the initscripts?
We mount them as part of initscripts. However, if you have entries in fstab, those take precedence (at least for the time being).
I've always wondered why /proc, /sys, etc can't be in fstab too just so everything is clear,
There would be no upside, as we already know that these things need to be mounted, and what mount options they should have. The downside is that if we make it configurable it becomes an extra burden on the user to update them in case the options need to be changed (as happens from time to time), and there is a great probability that many people end up with the "wrong" options and various programs that rely on things being mounted correctly will break.
so I'm wondering if there's just a trend to move system type mounts from fstab to initscripts.
Correct. The rationale being: if we know what to do, we'll do it unconditionally in initscripts, if we don't know what to do it must be configured by the user in fstab. -t
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