NetBSD Problem Report #48471

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From: dhgutteridge@sympatico.ca
Reply-To: dhgutteridge@sympatico.ca
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Subject: Minor enhancements to the hier.7 man page
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>Number:         48471
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       Minor enhancements to the hier.7 man page
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    misc-bug-people
>State:          closed
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Dec 23 03:35:00 +0000 2013
>Closed-Date:    Sat Aug 27 05:04:01 +0000 2016
>Last-Modified:  Sat Aug 27 05:04:01 +0000 2016
>Originator:     David H. Gutteridge
>Release:        6.99.28
>Organization:
>Environment:
N/A
>Description:
I noticed /libdata was missing and /stand doesn't cover current use.
>How-To-Repeat:
(Note /libdata is missing and /stand doesn't cover current use.)
>Fix:
--- hier.7~	2013-12-22 22:29:27.000000000 -0500
+++ hier.7	2013-12-22 22:29:27.000000000 -0500
@@ -348,6 +348,10 @@
 that cannot rely upon
 .Pa /usr/lib/
 being available.
+.It Sy /libdata/
+files (such as device firmware) required at boot time, when
+.Pa /usr/libdata/
+cannot be relied upon to be available.
 .It Sy /libexec/
 system utilities (such as the dynamic linker) required by programs
 and libraries that cannot rely upon
@@ -381,7 +385,9 @@
 system programs and administration utilities
 used in both single-user and multi-user environments
 .It Sy /stand/
-programs used in a standalone environment
+programs used in a standalone environment, i.e. those that can be
+loaded directly by a boot loader. Also, kernel modules that can be
+loaded on demand.
 .It Sy /tmp/
 temporary files, usually a
 .Xr mfs 8

>Release-Note:

>Audit-Trail:
From: David Holland <dholland-bugs@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: misc/48471: Minor enhancements to the hier.7 man page
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 17:41:27 +0000

 On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 03:35:00AM +0000, dhgutteridge@sympatico.ca wrote:
  > (Note /libdata is missing and /stand doesn't cover current use.)

 The use of /stand for modules remains controversial and it might be
 better to leave hier(7) alone until the associated shouting match gets
 resolved.

 -- 
 David A. Holland
 dholland@netbsd.org

From: "David A. Holland" <dholland@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: PR/48471 CVS commit: src/share/man/man7
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 17:44:05 +0000

 Module Name:	src
 Committed By:	dholland
 Date:		Mon Dec 23 17:44:05 UTC 2013

 Modified Files:
 	src/share/man/man7: hier.7

 Log Message:
 Note the existence of /libdata. PR 48471 from David H. Gutteridge,
 with a couple minor adjustments.


 To generate a diff of this commit:
 cvs rdiff -u -r1.105 -r1.106 src/share/man/man7/hier.7

 Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
 copyright notices on the relevant files.

State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: pgoyette@NetBSD.org
State-Changed-When: Tue, 31 May 2016 06:44:44 +0000
State-Changed-Why:
Already committed by dholland@ on Dec 23 17:44:05 UTC 2013


From: "David H. Gutteridge" <dhgutteridge@sympatico.ca>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: misc/48471 (Minor enhancements to the hier.7 man page)
Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 08:28:52 -0400

 On Tue, 2016-05-31 at 06:44 +0000, pgoyette@NetBSD.org wrote:
 > Synopsis: Minor enhancements to the hier.7 man page
 > 
 > State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
 > State-Changed-By: pgoyette@NetBSD.org
 > State-Changed-When: Tue, 31 May 2016 06:44:44 +0000
 > State-Changed-Why:
 > Already committed by dholland@ on Dec 23 17:44:05 UTC 2013

 It was still open because it was only partially committed. /stand
 wasn't covered due to controversy surrounding its use.

State-Changed-From-To: closed->open
State-Changed-By: jnemeth@NetBSD.org
State-Changed-When: Tue, 31 May 2016 20:49:24 +0000
State-Changed-Why:
Originator says that it is only partially committed, and there is still
an outstanding issue.  Probably also needs pullup when the dust settles.


From: "David A. Holland" <dholland@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: PR/48471 CVS commit: src/share/man/man7
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 03:57:21 +0000

 Module Name:	src
 Committed By:	dholland
 Date:		Sat Aug 27 03:57:21 UTC 2016

 Modified Files:
 	src/share/man/man7: hier.7

 Log Message:
 Put some text in pursuant to the rest of PR 48471, about /stand.


 To generate a diff of this commit:
 cvs rdiff -u -r1.121 -r1.122 src/share/man/man7/hier.7

 Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
 copyright notices on the relevant files.

State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: dholland@NetBSD.org
State-Changed-When: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 05:04:01 +0000
State-Changed-Why:
The argument (which has died down, but will doubtless come back to life if
anyone brings it up) doesn't mean we can't document the current arrangements.

me, I think we ought to have /plugins and /usr/plugins.


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