[Buildroot] RFC: systemd and service files cleanup

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On 19/03/15 20:50, Steven Noonan wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Mike Williams <mike@mikebwilliams.com> wrote:
>>> I come from the Arch Linux world, so I made a new skeleton that
>>> matches the Arch base filesystem layout: with /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin,
>>> and /usr/sbin all unified (likewise with /lib and /usr/lib). I haven't
>>> convinced myself to post the series because I can't think of a
>>> particularly good justification for it in the Buildroot context.
>>
>> I'm working that way myself, I don't know what use cases in Buildroot
>> still require the split.
> 
> We could consider offering it as an experimental alternative to the
> default skeleton (just add another "choice" in kconfig, as I did in my
> patch series). And open a discussion about unifying the directory
> structure. It's certainly possible to support both use cases, though
> it does require more testing.

 I've also started using a unified /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin and unified
/lib /usr/lib /lib64 /usr/lib64, and it really simplifies things a lot. I yet
have to find a disadvantage.

 Make it it a choice sounds like a great idea! Please Cc me on the patch :-)


 Regards,
 Arnout


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