Re: [gentoo-user] separate / and /usr to require initramfs 2013-11-01

[Neil Bothwick]

On Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:14:08 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote:

> > seperate /usr has stopped working fine AGES AGO. Just some setups were
> > lucky enough not to stumble over the wreckage and fall into the
> > shards.
>
>   I.e. the 99% who don't need initramfs before today.  Some corner case
> exotic setups require complex solutions... no ifs/ands/ors/buts.  All
> the complaining you hear is from the other 99% who's setup worked just
> fine with the simple solution, suddenly finding the complex solution
> rammed down their throats.

Separate /usr is broken, maybe "faulty" would be a better word. It's like
software bugs, not everyone hits every bug, if you don't use the buggy
bits of the program. But would you rather wait until the program stopped
working for you or have the bugs fixed before you ever saw them?

Also consider that this is about Gentoo support for separate /usr. They
are supporting it now, which means they are spending time on it that
could be devoted elsewhere. Their spending that time on it may well be
the reason you have been shielded from the problems caused by a
separate /usr. All the news item says is that the Gentoo devs are no
longer going to do that for you, and they have presented a couple of
solutions. You are free to find a third path, or even continue using a
separate /usr without initramfs in the hope or belief that it will not
break for you.


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Neil Bothwick

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