Re: Hurd FS hierarchy (was Re: LD_LIBRARY_PATH troubles)

[Jeroen Dekkers]

On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 11:30:03AM -0500, Richard Kreuter wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 12:02:16AM +0100, Jeroen Dekkers wrote:
> > Still bootstrap filesystem has the same problem. The problem lies in
> > the the word filesystem. What about "root partition/store" and "root
> > directory"?
> 
>   You're right.  Then should we say something like "Creation of
> files on the root partition is discouraged" or similar?

I don't see why you shouldn't create files on a root partition. Maybe
we should drop the discourage line at all.
 
>   New, little stuff:
> 
> For the GNU annex: several utilities are required for boot or
> restoration of GNU/Hurd, and so should be required in /bin: settrans,
> showtrans, fsysopts, devprobe, others?

I think devprobe isn't really required, I have never used it. The
others are right. We could also add parted for example.

Jeroen Dekkers
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