Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 01:46:23 +0200 From: Michelle Sullivan <michelle@sorbs.net> To: Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rc script problem - pidfile not being recognised Message-ID: <55F367CF.2080507@sorbs.net> In-Reply-To: <0NUI007RMV24EUD0@hades.sorbs.net> References: <20150911161850.402b3d5a@gumby.homeunix.com> <853047065.182.1441986957380.JavaMail.Kevin@Thoth> <20150911171930.59e67cc2@gumby.homeunix.com> <0NUI007RMV24EUD0@hades.sorbs.net>
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Roger Marquis wrote: > RW via freebsd-ports wrote: >> It needs both. It won't use just the pid file because the pid >> might have been reassigned to another process if the original daemon >> died without deleting its pid file. > > Why would this rc script *require* a command_interpreter variable to use > the pidfile variable? I'm curious because this violates KIS, the > principle of least surprise and few rc scripts seem to have this variable > defined. > > Using command_interpreter is good to be sure, for for the reason listed, > but rc scripts should not fail if it is undefined. +1 to that. -- Michelle Sullivan http://www.mhix.org/
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