Re: [arch-general] [arch-dev-public] Finishing the /usr move
On Wednesday 29 May 2013 18:13:01 Allan McRae wrote:
Yes - /sbin, /usr/sbin and /bin will all point at /usr/bin. So hardcoded paths will not matter. Only file locations will.
Just a little curious: does someone know what the reason is that we're moving everything to /usr/bin instead of /bin? Is there any significant advantage nowadays to having a separate /usr? I can understand a separate /home, /srv, or /var far more... Paul
[2013-05-29 09:30:18 +0100] Paul Gideon Dann:
On Wednesday 29 May 2013 18:13:01 Allan McRae wrote:
Yes - /sbin, /usr/sbin and /bin will all point at /usr/bin. So hardcoded paths will not matter. Only file locations will.
Just a little curious: does someone know what the reason is that we're moving everything to /usr/bin instead of /bin? Is there any significant advantage nowadays to having a separate /usr? I can understand a separate /home, /srv, or /var far more...
This has been discussed many times in the past. All you had to do was make a simple search before putting your question to this list... https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=archlinux+/usr/bin+move -- Gaetan
On Wednesday 29 May 2013 10:39:45 Gaetan Bisson wrote:
This has been discussed many times in the past. All you had to do was make a simple search before putting your question to this list...
https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=archlinux+/usr/bin+move
My apologies, and thanks for the link. I'm sure others will also find the refresher helpful. Paul
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