Package: release-notes X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-ctte@lists.debian.org > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 14:16:58 +0100 > From: Ansgar <ansgar@debian.org> > To: submit@bugs.debian.org > Subject: move to merged-usr-only? > User-Agent: Evolution 3.38.1-2 > > Package: tech-ctte > X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org > > Hi, > > as suggested in [1], I would like to see Debian to move to support > only the merged-usr filesystem layout. This would simplfy things for > the future and also address the problem with installing files under > aliased trees that dpkg has to do for both variants to be supported. > > merged-usr has been the default for new installations since the last > release and (as far as I am aware) no world-breaking bugs have > happened since; some environments such as buildd chroots still do not > use merged-usr. > > I would like to ask the technical committee to decide whether we want > to move to merged-usr-only. It seems to be a case of overlapping > jurisdiction (6.1.2 in the constitution). > > I'm not asking the committee to decide on a concrete technical > implementation for this. Obviously we would need to also implement a > migration path for legacy installations for a move to merged-usr-only > to be implemented. This also isn't relevant for Debian 11 (bullseye), > but I would like to have enough time in the Debian 12 (bookworm) > cycle. > > Ansgar > > [1]: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2020/11/#00232 > continued in December: https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2020/12/#00386 > Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:13:11 -0700 > From: Sean Whitton <spwhitton@spwhitton.name> > To: 978636-done@bugs.debian.org > Subject: Re: Bug#978636: move to merged-usr-only? > > Hello, > > On Mon 25 Jan 2021 at 11:45AM -07, Sean Whitton wrote: > > > I call for votes on the following ballot to resolve #978636. The voting > > period starts immediately and lasts for up to one week, or until the > > outcome is no longer in doubt (§6.3.1). > > The vote has concluded. > > Marga, David, Niko, Gunnar, Simon, Elana and myself all voted: YFN. > > Therefore: > > The Technical Committee resolves that Debian 'bookworm' should > support only the merged-usr root filesystem layout, dropping support > for the non-merged-usr layout. > > Until after the release of 'bullseye', any implementation of this > resolution must be done in the 'experimental' distribution, or > otherwise kept out of the critical paths for the release of > 'bullseye'. > > -- > Sean Whitton This should probably be documented in the Release Notes for bullseye (as the last release to support the non-merged /usr layout). Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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