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diff --git a/tags/u/unmerged-usr.tag b/tags/u/unmerged-usr.tag new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ef65646 --- /dev/null +++ b/tags/u/unmerged-usr.tag @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +Tag: unmerged-usr +Severity: classification +Check: files/hierarchy/merged-usr +Explanation: The named file is being installed in a legacy location. + Many competing distributions install this file under <code>/usr</code>. + Debian would like to do the same, but the best way to get there is + presently unclear. + . + Please coordinate with the release team before you change this path to + the new location. There is a growing body of evidence that uncoordinated + action by individual package maintainers or teams may not be the best + path forward. + . + Debian's Technical Committee voted on February 1, 2021 that the + <code>bookworm</code> release should support only the merged-usr root + filesystem layout, thus dropping support for the non-merged-usr layout. +See-Also: + https://wiki.debian.org/UsrMerge, + https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/MergedUsr, + Bug#978636, + https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2020/11/#00232, + https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2020/12/#00386, + https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2019/03/msg00001.html, + https://rusty.ozlabs.org/?p=236, + https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2019/228/Debian-usr-Merge, + https://lwn.net/Articles/773342/, + https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/TheCaseForTheUsrMerge/ |