Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 20:30:41 -0500 From: peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva) To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports startup scripts Message-ID: <199509220130.UAA08088@bonkers.taronga.com> In-Reply-To: <199509202303.QAA01795@phaeton.artisoft.com> References: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950920184533.12470B-100000@cappuccino.eng.umd.edu>
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[not really ports-specific any more] >> I'd really apreciate one thing. I've noticed an extreme and virulent >> allergy some folks have to doing the startup tasks ala SVR4 style. I do >> know that style. Can one of you tell me if there's any strong reason >> against doing things in that mode, other than simple prejudice? >It requires the implementation of run levels. Not really. Digital UNIX uses it and doesn't really implement run levels. A simpler version could be implemented: In /etc/rc: for file in /etc/rc.d/S* do [ -x $i ] && $i start done In shutdown, execute "/etc/sd" that does this: for file in /etc/rc.d/K* do [ -x $i ] && $i stop done If you call "halt" or "reboot" directly you bypass this. Otherwise you get formal shutdown for programs that want it (mostly databases).
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