[arch-general] [arch-dev-public] Finishing the /usr move

[Gaetan Bisson]

[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

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Gaetan