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From: Florian Philipp <lists@×××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/tmp -> /var/tmp a problem with new udev?
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:35:50
Message-Id: 5032BB32.4030404@binarywings.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/tmp -> /var/tmp a problem with new udev? by Allan Gottlieb
1 Am 20.08.2012 21:01, schrieb Allan Gottlieb:
2 > On Mon, Aug 20 2012, Doug Hunley wrote:
3 >
4 >> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu> wrote:
5 >>> I realize that new udev without dracut wants /usr part of root
6 >>> filesystem.
7 >>>
8 >>> The last few gentoo installations I have done all had
9 >>> /usr/tmp symlinked to /var/tmp and I don't believe I did this symlink
10 >>> manually.
11 >>>
12 >>> Will this be a problem with new udev and no dracut or are the programs
13 >>> that must run early trained not to use /usr/tmp?
14 >>>
15 >>> thanks,
16 >>> allan
17 >>>
18 >> I have this symlink on a new ~amd64 install without a separate /usr
19 >> and the latest udev and have no issues at all. I don't use a initramfs
20 >> or anything on this install either. fwiw
21 >
22 > Thank you, that is what I wanted to hear. I assume you don't run dracut
23 > either.
24 >
25 > allan
26 >
27 > (PS top-posting is discouraged on this group)
28 >
29
30 Are there still programs out there using that directory, anyway? I
31 thought /usr/tmp is mostly for compatibility with ancient Unixes. Even
32 in the FHS it is a "may be present" clause.

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