hope not tied to SystemD

Posted Aug 18, 2025 8:49 UTC (Mon) by bluca (subscriber, #118303)
In reply to: hope not tied to SystemD by NYKevin
Parent article: Finding a successor to the FHS

> The spec says that the only way to discover the location of /usr/lib/arch-id is to run a systemd command

No, it doesn't say it's the only way. It provides that as a way to do that, which works in 99.999% of the cases.

hope not tied to SystemD

Posted Aug 18, 2025 17:30 UTC (Mon) by NYKevin (subscriber, #129325) [Link] (2 responses)

> No, it doesn't say it's the only way.

Can we please drop the silly word pedantry? If the spec describes one and only one way to do something, and gives not the slightest hint that that way will not work in all circumstances, then supporting that method is a requirement of the spec. I'm baffled that you are continuing to argue this point.

hope not tied to SystemD

Posted Aug 18, 2025 17:43 UTC (Mon) by bluca (subscriber, #118303) [Link] (1 responses)

Once again, there is no requirement for any particular tool, it's just a description of a hierarchy of directories, and that's the end of it. Any requirement for any particular tool is a misreading, intentional or not.

hope not tied to SystemD

Posted Aug 18, 2025 17:46 UTC (Mon) by daroc (editor, #160859) [Link]

I think neither of you are likely to change each other's minds at this point. Let's leave the discussion here, please.