Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:22:20 -0400 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Replacing rc(8) (Was: FreeBSD Boot Times) Message-ID: <20120621142220.4d4302c8@bhuda.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206211957500.9337@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <4FDFB44D.9090308@gentoo.org> <4FE0ADCD.9010109@FreeBSD.org> <4FE0C123.8030301@gentoo.org> <CAGH67wRidMZrzjzTSdwud%2BZ5V--wOTN8CHXOWcOr%2BE5XHYo2rA@mail.gmail.com> <4FE0F773.1080403@gentoo.org> <CAGH67wQdb-c0Kf=60rkaJSH8Hd0OjwCi=rQQMzGq8xfp2q7b=Q@mail.gmail.com> <4FE100F9.2050009@funtoo.org> <20120620073920.GA5300@lonesome.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206201618560.75278@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <CAPDOV49kkOdeV%2B6LVW5j5PO6VYrrNVqWZEksc_GzvWHjbufoAQ@mail.gmail.com> <20120620214006.GA1651@aspire.rulingia.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206211159280.1662@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20120621134545.5e42b50e@bhuda.mired.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206211957500.9337@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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On Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:01:41 +0200 (CEST)
Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:
> >> 1) "runlevels" with arbitrary names. runlevel change would start and stop
> >> right services.
> >
> > With a couple of additions:
> > - it should be easy to see which services are on at a given runlevel.
>
> already proposed in rc.conf
>
> > - it should be easy to see which runlevels a service is on at.
> same.
No, harder.
> > The downside is that it adding a service now becomes harder - you have
> > to edit each runlevel script instead of just one.
> i unable to understand this sentence. rc.d scripts would be exactly as
> they currently are.
Because you're taking it out of context. You removed the counter
proposal above it.
> extra data in rc.conf would define "runlevels" at which they are active.
> doing this as currently (_enable=YES) would mean every "runlevel".
Not in the counter proposal.
> my point is that if you put new startup system in place of old, nothing
> will change with your existing rc.conf!
Also true in the counter proposal.
<mike
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