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  • From: Pierre Abbat <phma AT webjockey.net>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] Source Mage init system proposal
  • Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 20:23:37 -0400

On Wednesday 07 May 2003 16:34, Casey Harkins wrote:
> I think we should prevent init scripts from being installed outside of the
> smgl system. I suppose if the script works, then we could let it go, but
> most likely it'll install to /etc/init.d and possibly create symlinks in
> the rc*.d directories.
>
> The main problem with letting them install, is that some packaged init
> scripts expect a functions script (in varying locations: /etc/rc.d,
> /etc/rc.d/init.d, /etc/init.d). Another issue is that different scripts
> may depend on different tools (ps, pkill, kill, killall, etc), yet not all
> of these are part of the basesystem.

Any spell that depends on one of these should list it in the DEPENDS file.
gaze DEPENDS chrony and you'll see one.

phma




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