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On Monday 06 November 2006 18:27, Matthew Snelham wrote: |
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> > In 1.13, we've removed the variable from /etc/conf.d/rc and it's now |
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> > forced to /lib/rcscripts/init.d which is safe as /lib is always on the |
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> > same partition as /. |
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> From a filesystem usage point of view though, storing actively changing |
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> state data on /lib is ugly. The tmpfs /lib/rcscripts/init.d overlay |
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> solution for a ro / works, but as long as tmpfs magic is needed, can't it |
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> be written to /var after localmount? |
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It could be written to /var at the end of an rc. |
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However, you then have to guarantee that /var is always available too and that |
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may not always be the case as some people want to have /var net mounted or |
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something equally silly :) |
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/lib may be ugly, but it's also guaranteed which is what I'm more interested |
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in. |
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Thanks |
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Roy Marples <uberlord@g.o> |
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Gentoo Developer (baselayout, networking) |
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