Re: fakeroot status

[Thomas Bushnell, BSG]

Roland McGrath <roland@frob.com> writes:

> > It is either indistinguishable, in which case it doesn't need to
> > exist, or it has *some* difference in semantics--any difference
> > whatsoever--in which case it should not share the same identity port.
> 
> You seem to be talking about some general principle of filesystem
> properness.  In the case of a translator like fakeroot, its purpose is
> convenient deception and whatever deceits are most convenient are the right
> choices.

Right, but I think the same thing is true in the case of fakeroot.  At
least, I think so unless there is some clear reason why it should face
io_identity.