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From: Meder Bakirov <bakirov@...>
Subject: Re: /usr/portage --> /var/portage
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:58:27 +0500
On Thursday 15 January 2004 19:27, Chris Gianelloni wrote:
> I think the original poster was more concerned about being able to RO
> mount /usr than caring what the FHS states.

You were wrong :)

http://www.samba.org/~cyeoh/fhs-2.3-beta.pdf

Chapter 2. The Filesystem --> Rationale

I'm concerned on benefits, FHS gives us ;)

>
> On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 09:09, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> > Georgi Georgiev wrote:
> > > maillog: 15/01/2004-16:36:35(+0900): Jason Stubbs types
> > >
> > >>> You can set PORTDIR to point your portage tree wherever you like.
> > >>
> > >> Just make sure to update the /etc/make.profile symlink.
> > >
> > > Alternative:
> > >
> > > echo "/var/portage /usr/portage auto auto,bind 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
> >
> > But, as far as the filesystem appears, this would still be against the
> > standard (cd /usr/portage will still work) and thus, you may as well just
> > leave it in /usr/portage.
> >
> > Tom Veldhouse
> >
> >
> > --
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