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Date:      Mon, 13 Jun 2005 20:15:44 -0500
From:      Scot Hetzel <swhetzel@gmail.com>
To:        Freddie Cash <fcash@sd73.bc.ca>, ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Port: rc_subr-1.31
Message-ID:  <790a9fff0506131815181eed05@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050613091420.GD1789@isis.sigpipe.cz>
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On 6/13/05, Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@sigpipe.cz> wrote:
> > > Local package initialization:Starting foo.Starting bar.Starting
> > > whatever.
>=20
> > > I think an output like:
> >
> > > Local package initialization: foo bar whatever.
> >
> > > ...without "Starting" for every service looks more professional.
> >
> > Personally, I prefer the "Starting service X" output better.
> > Especially since that is what is shown when you run the RC scripts
> > manually.  I never liked the "foo" output when you ran the RC scripts
> > manually, as it never really told you if the daemon had started,
> > stopped, or errored out.  Now, with the "Starting foo", "Stopping foo"
> > etc, it looks more natural and is easier to understand.
>=20
>    It could perhaps output "Starting foo" if called outside the system
>    startup, and " foo" otherwise.
>=20
What needs to happen is a "\n" needs to be added to "Local package
initialization:", so that all of the "Starting foo" appears on
seperate lines.  But then we'll end up with:

Local package initialization:
Starting foo
foo2 Starting foo3
Starting foo4

foo2 - is an old style startup script.

Scot



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