From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 6 20:40:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3DEC1065682 for ; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:40:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0B758FC16 for ; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:40:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m26Ke09T023370 for ; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:40:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m26Ke0rj023369; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:40:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:40:00 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200803062040.m26Ke0rj023369@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Michael Ross Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69749106566C for ; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:32:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 576FF8FC17 for ; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:32:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m26KTGiE010615 for ; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:29:16 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m26KTFZe010614; Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:29:15 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200803062029.m26KTFZe010614@www.freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:29:15 GMT From: Michael Ross To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/121440: rc(8) and rcorder(8) unclear about PROVIDE keyword being mandatory X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:40:01 -0000 >Number: 121440 >Category: docs >Synopsis: rc(8) and rcorder(8) unclear about PROVIDE keyword being mandatory >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Mar 06 20:40:00 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Michael Ross >Release: 7-stable >Organization: n/a >Environment: n/a >Description: rc.d scripts without a PROVIDE keyword are skipped by rc.subr and thus not executed. rc(8) does not state this clearly, quote: Each script should contain rcorder(8) keywords, especially an appropriate ``PROVIDE'' rcorder(8) is more confusing, as it states, quote: A file may contain zero ``PROVIDE'' lines See message 63aggbF26iusnU1@mid.individual.net and followups on news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Rephrase rc(8) to make clear that scripts require a PROVIDE keyword Rephrase rcorder(8) to make clear that, while rcorder does not require the PROVIDE keyword, the script will not be executed without one. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: