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| -rw-r--r-- | chapter01/changelog.xml | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter06/creatingdirs.xml | 57 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | general.ent | 4 |
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diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index b91d92cfb..2a198ada5 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -37,6 +37,17 @@ --> <listitem> + <para>May 8, 2006</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>[archaic] - Made the directory tree creation more concise and + removed the extraneous /opt/* hierarchy (it is not required by + FHS). Closes ticket #1656.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>May 7, 2006</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> diff --git a/chapter06/creatingdirs.xml b/chapter06/creatingdirs.xml index 4e602b356..20e0e6f1d 100644 --- a/chapter06/creatingdirs.xml +++ b/chapter06/creatingdirs.xml @@ -13,25 +13,19 @@ <para>It is time to create some structure in the LFS file system. Create a standard directory tree by issuing the following commands:</para> -<screen><userinput>install -dv /{bin,boot,etc/opt,home,lib,mnt} -install -dv /{sbin,srv,usr/local,var,opt} -install -dv /root -m 0750 -install -dv /tmp /var/tmp -m 1777 -install -dv /media/{floppy,cdrom} -install -dv /usr/{bin,include,lib,sbin,share,src} -ln -sv share/{man,doc,info} /usr -install -dv /usr/share/{doc,info,locale,man} -install -dv /usr/share/{misc,terminfo,zoneinfo} -install -dv /usr/share/man/man{1..8} -install -dv /usr/local/{bin,etc,include,lib,sbin,share,src} -ln -sv share/{man,doc,info} /usr/local -install -dv /usr/local/share/{doc,info,locale,man} -install -dv /usr/local/share/{misc,terminfo,zoneinfo} -install -dv /usr/local/share/man/man{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8} -install -dv /var/{lock,log,mail,run,spool} -install -dv /var/{opt,cache,lib/{misc,locate},local} -install -dv /opt/{bin,doc,include,info} -install -dv /opt/{lib,man/man{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}}</userinput></screen> +<screen><userinput>mkdir -pv /{bin,boot,etc/opt,home,lib,mnt,opt} +mkdir -pv /{media/{floppy,cdrom},sbin,srv,var} +install -dv -m 0750 /root +install -dv -m 1777 /tmp /var/tmp +mkdir -pv /usr/{,local/}{bin,include,lib,sbin,src} +mkdir -pv /usr/{,local/}share/{doc,info,locale,man} +mkdir -v /usr/{,local/}share/{misc,terminfo,zoneinfo} +mkdir -pv /usr/{,local/}share/man/man{1..8} +for dir in /usr /usr/local; do + ln -sv share/{man,doc,info} $dir +done +mkdir -v /var/{lock,log,mail,run,spool} +mkdir -pv /var/{opt,cache,lib/{misc,locate},local}</userinput></screen> <para>Directories are, by default, created with permission mode 755, but this is not desirable for all directories. In the commands above, two @@ -48,21 +42,22 @@ install -dv /opt/{lib,man/man{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}}</userinput></screen> another user's files from them. The latter is prohibited by the so-called <quote>sticky bit,</quote> the highest bit (1) in the 1777 bit mask.</para> - <note> - <para>Notice the two different constructions above for creating multiple - man directories: <command>install -d /usr/share/man/man{1..8}</command> and - <command>install -d /usr/local/share/man/man{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}</command>. The - first one is new since Bash 3.0. This new feature will help make repetitive - commands easier to type.</para> - </note> - <sect2> <title>FHS Compliance Note</title> - <para>The directory tree is based on the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard - (FHS) (available at <ulink url="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/"/>). In - addition to the tree created above, this standard stipulates the existence - of <filename class="directory">/usr/local/games</filename> and <filename + <para>The directory tree is based on the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) + (available at <ulink url="http://www.pathname.com/fhs/"/>). In addition to + the FHS, we create compatibility symlinks for the <filename + class="directory">man</filename>, <filename + class="directory">doc</filename>, and <filename + class="directory">info</filename> directories since many packages still try + to install their documentation into <filename + class="directory">/usr/<directory></filename> or <filename + class="directory">/usr/local/<directory></filename> as opposed to + <filename class="directory">/usr/share/<directory></filename> or + <filename class="directory">/usr/local/share/<directory></filename>. + The FHS also stipulates the existence of <filename + class="directory">/usr/local/games</filename> and <filename class="directory">/usr/share/games</filename>. The FHS is not precise as to the structure of the <filename class="directory">/usr/local/share</filename> subdirectory, so we create only the directories that are needed. However, diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent index 921602a43..5b8e8dbcd 100644 --- a/general.ent +++ b/general.ent @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!ENTITY version "SVN-20060507"> -<!ENTITY releasedate "May 7, 2006"> +<!ENTITY version "SVN-20060508"> +<!ENTITY releasedate "May 8, 2006"> <!ENTITY milestone "6.2"> <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" --> |