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diff --git a/hurd/running/debian.mdwn b/hurd/running/debian.mdwn index c52fbf75..b758fd52 100644 --- a/hurd/running/debian.mdwn +++ b/hurd/running/debian.mdwn @@ -1,8 +1,11 @@ [[!meta title="Debian GNU/Hurd"]] -# Debian Resources -- Official page about the Debian GNU/Hurd port: [Debian GNU/Hurd](http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/) -- Debian [[FAQ]] — Frequently Asked Questions +Debian GNU/Hurd is an effort to port the Debian distribution to the Hurd. Around 75% of Debian packages can already be run under Debian GNU/Hurd, which makes it very usable. See the [[Status]] of the Debian port for more information. + +<!-- I don't know what it means that /etc/mtab -> /proc/mounts, but this is what I could interpret. + It was simply a line (h1, for some reason, on this page and it looked out of place. Correct or even delete this if it makes no sense --> + +One noteable difference in this port, is that `/etc/mtab` -> `/proc/mounts` ## QEMU Image [[!inline pages=hurd/running/debian/qemu_image raw=yes feeds=no]] @@ -17,23 +20,11 @@ * [[Patch_submission]] — How to submit patches for build failures - [[Creating_image_tarball]] -# Additional Information -- [Presentation](http://people.debian.org/~mbanck/talks/hurd_lt2004/html/) - *Debian GNU/Hurd*, [[MichaelBanck]], LinuxTag 2004 Karlsruhe -- [[Status]] -- [Archive Qualification](http://wiki.debian.org/ArchiveQualification/hurd-i386) - - -# `/etc/mtab` -> `/proc/mounts` - ## IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2014-02-12 <braunr> hm, there is something weird - <braunr> after successfully installing (with the new installer cd), and - rebooting, system init fails because fsck can't be run on /home (a - separate partition) - <braunr> it can't fsck because at that point, /home is already mounted, and - indeed the translator is running + <braunr> after successfully installing (with the new installer cd), and rebooting, system init fails because fsck can't be run on /home (a separate partition) + <braunr> it can't fsck because at that point, /home is already mounted, and indeed the translator is running <braunr> teythoon: any idea what might cause that ? <teythoon> me ? <teythoon> no @@ -52,30 +43,24 @@ <teythoon> i believe they dropped that <youpi> err, but something must be creating it for newer systems <teythoon> good point - <braunr> well, except for these small details, everything went pretty - smooth + <braunr> well, except for these small details, everything went pretty smooth <braunr> both on ide and ahci <youpi> it seems /etc/mtab gets created at boot <youpi> (on Linux I mean) - <teythoon> youpi: i cannot find the init script, but i'm sure that it was - there + <teythoon> youpi: i cannot find the init script, but i'm sure that it was there <youpi> I can't find it either on the installed system... <azeem> maybe pere or rleigh in #debian-hurd can help ## IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2014-02-13 - <braunr> 6<--60(pid1698)->dir_lookup ("var/run/mtab" 4194305 0) = 0 3 - "/run/mtab" (null) + <braunr> 6<--60(pid1698)->dir_lookup ("var/run/mtab" 4194305 0) = 0 3 "/run/mtab" (null) <braunr> looks like /etc/mtab isn't actually used anymore <teythoon> it never was on hurd <tomodach1> braunr: well it is generated i believe from mounted filesystems - <tomodach1> if its still around there is a reason for it, like posix - compatiblity perhaps? - <braunr> well the problem is that, as mentioned in pere's thread on - bug-hurd, some tools now expect /var/run/mtab instead of /etc/mtab - <braunr> and since nothing currently creates this file, these tools, such - as df, are lost + <tomodach1> if its still around there is a reason for it, like posix compatiblity perhaps? + <braunr> well the problem is that, as mentioned in pere's thread on bug-hurd, some tools now expect /var/run/mtab instead of /etc/mtab + <braunr> and since nothing currently creates this file, these tools, such as df, are lost <braunr> they can't find the info they're looking for @@ -87,11 +72,14 @@ <pere> yes. I recommended fixing it in the hurd package. (BTS #737759) <braunr> yes i saw but was there any action taken ? <pere> did not check - <teythoon> i thought youpi mentioned that it is fixed in the libc and we - just need to rebuild coreutils or something + <teythoon> i thought youpi mentioned that it is fixed in the libc and we just need to rebuild coreutils or something <pere> yes <braunr> oh ok <braunr> but doesn't that mean it will use /etc/mtab ? - <pere> if I was a hurd porter, I would fix it in hurd while waiting for a - fix in coreutils, just to save people for wondering about the breakage, - but I am not the most patient of developers. :) + <pere> if I was a hurd porter, I would fix it in hurd while waiting for a fix in coreutils, just to save people for wondering about the breakage, but I am not the most patient of developers. :) + +# Externel +* Official page about the Debian GNU/Hurd port: [Debian GNU/Hurd](http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/) +* Debian [[FAQ]] — Frequently Asked Questions +* [Presentation](http://people.debian.org/~mbanck/talks/hurd_lt2004/html/) -Debian GNU/Hurd*, [[MichaelBanck]], LinuxTag 2004 Karlsruhe +* [Archive Qualification](http://wiki.debian.org/ArchiveQualification/hurd-i386) |