4 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/system/Config.in b/system/Config.in
index 6afe8962d..4d070103f 100644
--- a/system/Config.in
+++ b/system/Config.in
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ config BR2_INIT_SYSV
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_INITSCRIPTS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SYSVINIT
 
+# In Buildroot, we decided not to support a split-usr when systemd is
+# used as an init system. This is a design decision, not a systemd
+# issue. Thus the select is with BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD (below) rather than
+# with BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD.
 config BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD
 	bool "systemd"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_ARCH_SUPPORTS
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ config BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_10
+	select BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
 
 comment "systemd needs (e)glibc toolchain, headers >= 3.10"
@@ -178,6 +183,18 @@ endif
 
 if BR2_ROOTFS_SKELETON_DEFAULT
 
+config BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR
+	bool "Use symlinks to /usr for /bin, /sbin and /lib"
+	help
+	  If you say 'n' here, then /bin, /sbin and /lib and their
+	  counterparts in /usr will be separate directories. This
+	  is the historical UNIX way. In this case, /usr can be a
+	  filesystem on a partition separate from / .
+
+	  If you say 'y' here, then /bin, /sbin and /lib will be symlinks
+	  to their counterparts in /usr. In this case, /usr can not be a
+	  separate filesystem.
+
 config BR2_TARGET_ENABLE_ROOT_LOGIN
 	bool "Enable root login with password"
 	default y
diff --git a/system/skeleton/bin/.empty b/system/skeleton/bin/.empty
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
--- a/system/skeleton/bin/.empty
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/system/skeleton/lib/.empty b/system/skeleton/lib/.empty
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
--- a/system/skeleton/lib/.empty
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/system/skeleton/sbin/.empty b/system/skeleton/sbin/.empty
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
--- a/system/skeleton/sbin/.empty
+++ /dev/null