From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jun 14 13:30: 6 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from ns1.ecoutez.net (ns1.ecoutez.net [64.36.74.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EA4837B406 for ; Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:29:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mosch@ns1.ecoutez.net) Received: (from mosch@localhost) by ns1.ecoutez.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id QAA20189; Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:30:40 -0400 Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:30:39 -0400 From: Kevin Way To: Doug Barton Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: import NetBSD rc system Message-ID: <20010614163039.B16836@ns1.ecoutez.net> References: <20010613202415.A3689@core.usrlib.org> <4rtjnv83.fsf@gits.dyndns.org> <3B28FC70.1FC1F18B@DougBarton.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <3B28FC70.1FC1F18B@DougBarton.net>; from DougB@DougBarton.net on Thu, Jun 14, 2001 at 11:03:28AM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > First, there are some weaknesses in netbsd's system that we don't want > to replicate. Are these identified yet? > Second, Eivind has already done some excellent work in this area. I'm guessing this code dates to before the new NetBSD startup system. It almost looks like this could've been proof-of-concept code for the NetBSD startup code that I've been staring at for the past few hours. It lacks some of the refinement and flexibility of the NetBSD code though. He does have an excellent requirements doc though, which is definitely a keeper. > Third, we want to gather the people who are interested in working on this > project on a mailing list... If you're heading up the mailing list, please put me on it. I'm interested in helping with the initial port and future maintainance of this, as may be evidenced by an extreme overabundance of posts by me on this subject. (my apologies to the innocents who don't care at all about this thread) For the moment, I'm continuing with my own local port, with the full knowledge that my code may end up being an intellectual exercise. I'll post code as soon as I can verify that it's at least to the 'works for me' stage. Kevin Way To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message