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On Mar 27, 2012 10:43 PM, "Sven Vermeulen" <<a href="mailto:swift@g.o">swift@g.o</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 09:50:19AM +0200, Ulrich Mueller wrote:<br>
> > 3. New udev and separate /usr partition (30 minutes)<br>
> ><br>
> > See [4]: "Decide on whether a separate /usr is still a supported<br>
> > configuration. If it is, newer udev can not be stabled and<br>
> > alternatives should be investigated. If it isn't, a lot of<br>
> > documentation will have to be updated. (And an alternative should<br>
> > likely still be provided.)"<br>
><br>
> Is it truely that much documentation? The handbook doesn't suggest separate<br>
> /usr anymore (all example partitions use a single / file system), and the<br>
> necessary changes to setup an initramfs are being prepared (cfr bugs related<br>
> to bug #407959).<br>
><br>
> There will be some updates in the quickinstall for raid/lvm, but that's<br>
> hardly a minor update to the document.<br>
><br>
> We might want to provide an initramfs-guide to explain the concepts and the<br>
> various methods for generating one (as well as debugging), but that too<br>
> might not be the most difficult thing out there (there's still time for<br>
> that, no)?<br>
><br>
> Wkr,<br>
> Sven Vermeulen<br>
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<p>Alternatively, suggest using mdev in place of udev. So, there will be 3 options:</p>
<p>1) /usr on the same partition as / -- can use mdev or udev</p>
<p>2) /usr on a separate partition; this leads to :</p>
<p>2a) If one wants to use udev, one must use initramfs</p>
<p>2b) If one does not want to use an initramfs, one must use mdev </p>
<p>This will give the user a CHOICE, and that's the essence of Gentoo. </p>
<p>Rgds, <br>
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