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  • From: "Robert Helgesson" <rycee AT home.se>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [SM-Discuss] Re: Source Mage Init system project update - HELP!
  • Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 00:48:47 +0200

On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 16:13:51 +0200, Eric Schabell wrote:
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> Hello all,
>
> We have a bit of an update as to the progress of our project to redo the
> init
> system:
>
> http://rycee.cx/svn/smgl_init/smgl_init_proposal
>
> As you might have followed on the lists, rycee has done allot of the
> initial
> work and we are almost there. His last comments (see below) have resulted
> in
> me posting this call for help. I just don't have the time to take a dive
> into
> this (and probably shouldn't as PL...). So instead of leaving it hanging I
> am
> again asking for help to coordinate with rycee and get this done.
>
> Rycee has this all in a repository and online at:
>
> http://rycee.cx/svn/smgl_init
>
> Feel free to jump in, this is pretty important stuff and we would love to
> hear
> from you!
>
>
> Rycee last statements:
> ===============
> "...
> 1. Essential scripts aren't handled well. I think the problem I'm having
> pretty much stems from me not knowing enough about how to make
> interprocess communications in bash work.

This is fixed as a result of the resolution of point 2.

> 2. Parallel execution of init-scripts works but makes the output a bit
> messy (it gets mixed up). This is what I've mainly been working on
> the last couple of days but I think I'm pretty stuck. Was working of
> something like a delayed cat.

Parallell execution of scripts have been dropped.

> 3. I have a preliminary libinitd script for Sorcery to handle automatic
> script installation. The main thing missing from it is a way to
> merge updates to init-script config files into the installed config.
> ..."

This is pretty much what is missing now.

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