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From: Wolfram Schlich <lists@×××××××.org>
To: Gentoo-Dev mailinglist <gentoo-dev@g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] rc-scripts/init: new service dependency
Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 21:11:59
Message-Id: 20030505211154.ALLYOURBASEAREBELONGTOUS.J23529@bla.fasel.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] rc-scripts/init: new service dependency by Martin Schlemmer
1 * Martin Schlemmer <azarah@g.o> [2003-05-05 22:55]:
2 > On Mon, 2003-05-05 at 22:23, Wolfram Schlich wrote:
3 >
4 > > What about a new dependency like "triggeredby"?
5 > > Another name could be "stickto"...
6 > > This would/should/could both affect "start" and "stop" operations. E.g.:
7 > >
8 > > /etc/init.d/ddclient:
9 > > -> triggeredby net.ppp0
10 > > -> after net.ppp0
11 > >
12 > > This would cause ddclient to be started when net.ppp0 is started, but
13 > > due to the "after" dep, it would be started *after* net.ppp0.
14 > > Kinda reverse/twisted need dependency... or something.
15 > >
16 > > This "triggeredby" could be applied to e.g. squid, iptables, postfix... all the
17 > > stuff you *might* choose to need when connecting to the internet but
18 > > don't want to start before you *really* connect.
19 > >
20 >
21 > Might be a good feature to support. I just do not like the name =)
22
23 Me neither :-P I spent ~5 minutes thinking about a dep. name... :-/
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