2000-07-29 00:54:03

by David Howells

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Subject: Re: RLIM_INFINITY inconsistency between archs

Russell King writes:
> David Howells writes:
> > Why not /usr/modules or /usr/kernel for the stuff required to compile modules
> > (in other words stuff that the kernel doesn't actually use), for example:
>
> All these discussions about moving stuff to /usr are forgetting one
> fundamental point in the FHS - /usr is NOT guaranteed to be mounted
> at boot. In fact, /usr may very well be shared between machines.

You missed my point - put _compile_ time stuff under /usr/whatever and
_runtime_ stuff under /lib/modules or /kernel

David Howells