[arch-general] [arch-dev-public] [signoff] dash-0.5.7-2 and filesystem-2011.08-1

[Matthew Monaco]

On 08/09/2011 08:03 PM, Tom Gundersen wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 1:59 AM, Dave Reisner<d at 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.