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diff --git a/tags/p/package-contains-usr-unmerged-pathnames.tag b/tags/p/package-contains-usr-unmerged-pathnames.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..68c9f9d --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/p/package-contains-usr-unmerged-pathnames.tag @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Tag: package-contains-usr-unmerged-pathnames +Severity: classification +Check: files/usr-merge +Explanation: The package installs the listed file to a directory in / (the + filesystem root) rather than to the corresponding directory inside /usr. + . + Debian requires systems to mount /usr prior to invoking init (using an + initramfs if necessary) so any executables, libraries, or other files + placed in / for use by early portions of the system init no longer need + to do so. + . + Moving a file from / to /usr (especially an executable in /bin or + /sbin) will often require a compatibility symlink to the new location, + as other software may invoke it by absolute path. + . + A compatibility symlink to the corresponding file in /usr will not + trigger this warning but a symlink to anywhere else will. |