On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 05:22:27PM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, Alex Pennace wrote: > > I'm surprised your report missed one of the most established > > configuration symlinks of them all: /etc/localtime. I'm pointing that > > out in particular because it has been around for as long as I can > > remember, and serves its configuration function by pointing somewhere > > under /usr/share. > > That symlink is a bug from the very depths of foul-smelling lands, which we > have fortunately squished for Sid and Etch. It is gone, and good riddance > to it. May the Grue feast on the innards of anyone trying to bring that bug > back to life.
I failed to check an etch system when I wrote the referenced message. > > All these symlinks allow programs to easily grab data and > > configuration in one step. A program can open /etc/localtime and know > > it is getting an up-to-date timezone file for the local timezone. > > Yes, it is also shortsighted like all heck to symlink data out of / when you > need it available in early userspace initialization, period. I see that now. Local time is important. But 95% of the other configuration symlinks are useful. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
