From owner-freebsd-rc@FreeBSD.ORG  Wed Jul 21 00:25:06 2010
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-rc@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: rc@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE7B91065675
	for <rc@freebsd.org>; Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:25:06 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org)
Received: from mail2.fluidhosting.com (mx21.fluidhosting.com [204.14.89.4])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38B288FC20
	for <rc@freebsd.org>; Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:25:05 +0000 (UTC)
Received: (qmail 18712 invoked by uid 399); 21 Jul 2010 00:25:05 -0000
Received: from localhost (HELO lap.dougb.net) (dougb@dougbarton.us@127.0.0.1)
	by localhost with ESMTPAM; 21 Jul 2010 00:25:05 -0000
X-Originating-IP: 127.0.0.1
X-Sender: dougb@dougbarton.us
Message-ID: <4C463E5F.2030308@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:25:03 -0700
From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
Organization: http://SupersetSolutions.com/
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US;
	rv:1.9.2.4) Gecko/20100608 Thunderbird/3.1
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: Jos Backus <jos@catnook.com>
References: <20100717105658.GV1742@hoeg.nl>	<4C461CA5.2040307@FreeBSD.org>	<alpine.BSF.2.00.1007201507350.11411@qbhto.arg>	<4C462E31.4030801@FreeBSD.org>	<alpine.BSF.2.00.1007201618230.2162@qbhto.arg>
	<AANLkTinrfICKed-HbxTNwFS5kC0KmyxAqUoBvkuq8Y6Y@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinrfICKed-HbxTNwFS5kC0KmyxAqUoBvkuq8Y6Y@mail.gmail.com>
X-Enigmail-Version: 1.1.1
OpenPGP: id=1A1ABC84
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Cc: Greg Larkin <glarkin@freebsd.org>, Ed Schouten <ed@80386.nl>,
	rc@freebsd.org, ports@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: General note on rc scripts and daemonizing
X-BeenThere: freebsd-rc@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: "Discussion related to /etc/rc.d design and implementation."
	<freebsd-rc.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-rc>,
	<mailto:freebsd-rc-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-rc>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-rc@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-rc-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-rc>,
	<mailto:freebsd-rc-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:25:07 -0000

On 07/20/10 16:46, Jos Backus wrote:
> Fwiw, I would much prefer FreeBSD ship with some sort of process supervisor
> a la daemontools.

That's an interesting idea, but until we have someone willing to
actually do that work we need to deal with what we have.


Doug

-- 

	Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with
	a domain name makeover!    http://SupersetSolutions.com/

	Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
			-- Pablo Picasso