Bug#620870: FHS update regarding this issue

[Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr>]

On Mon, May 09, 2011 at 11:00:21PM -0400, Jeff Licquia wrote:
> FWIW, the LSB workgroup is working on an update to the FHS, and this
> issue is one of the primary motivations for the update.
> 
> The FHS bug linked above is where we are coordinating our work.  In
> addition, see the fhs-discuss thread here:
> 
> https://lists.linux-foundation.org/pipermail/fhs-discuss/2011-May/000061.html
> 
> Our conclusion seems to be, so far: /run shall exist for the same
> basic purpose as /var/run historically, and its contents shall not
> be assumed to be persistent.
> 
> Please comment on the FHS bug if you feel this is not sufficient or
> otherwise wrong.

The FHS should make clear that /run is mounted and writable even in situation
where /var or / might not yet be, since it replaces /lib/init/rw.

Concerning this bug, I think we should add /run to the policy without waiting
for the new FHS, since it might contain changes that we might want to postpone
for squeeze+2.

How far are we in /run support in sid ?

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

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