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

[Richard Kreuter]

On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 12:02:16AM +0100, Jeroen Dekkers wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 05:43:09PM -0500, Richard Kreuter wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 09:36:02PM +0100, Jeroen Dekkers wrote:
> > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 03:31:16PM -0500, Richard Kreuter wrote:
> > > >   I assume I'm using the term 'bootstrap filesystem' correctly
> > > > here.  Is this term acceptable for policy use?
> > > 
> > > I'm not sure it's better than "root filesystem".
> > 
> >   Sometimes <Richard Kreuter writes too much about ambiguity>
>
> 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?

  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?

Richard