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