Re: [gentoo-embedded] base-layout lite

[Peter S. Mazinger]

On Sat, 13 Dec 2003, Peter S. Mazinger wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 david@×××××××××.com wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 11:07:25PM +0100, Peter S. Mazinger wrote:
> > > On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 david@×××××××××.com wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 10:09:51PM +0100, Peter S. Mazinger wrote:
> > > > > Not in busybox, but you'll find it on http://www.fefe.de/minit/ and there
> > > > > is a link to another explanation (attached) and configs.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > wow, minit is really cool.... from the docs page:
> > > >
> > > > "Minit puts all its configuration-files into /etc/minit by default, but
> > > > you can change that very easy. Minit brings two companion utilities
> > > > with it: msvc and pidfilehack. msvc can start and stop processes just
> > > > like svc from the daemontools. pidfilehack can be used to run daemons
> > > > like ssh, read the PID and tell minit this PID so minit will know when
> > > > sshd exits and can restart it."
> > > >
> > > > looks like everything we need is already taken care of with minit...
> > > >
> > > > * special config info for each service can be set
> > > > * dependancies
> > > > * specific CLI switches(parameters) for each service
> > > > * tracking of run away services(go find th pid!)
> > > > * logging
> > > >
> > > > I've got some things that I've been working with, and I figure adding
> > > > minit would be a good little test.  I'll post my results in the next
> > > > couple of days.
> > > I have already a busybox based version of the startup files (busybox ash
> > > scripts) the only non-busybox utility is devfsd (I do not know how the
> > > /etc/devfsd.conf should look like to conform to busybox's devfsd needs
> > > Interested? I'll send you a tarball of my /etc/minit.
> > >
> >
> > sure sounds good.  I also found some example stuff on the minit
> > website here: http://www.fefe.de/minit/minit-data.tar.bz2
> >
> > more exmaples are always fun!
> Here it comes. Not everything is checked, rewritten, because I first
> copied another version and adapted afterwards for my needs. Check
> default, that is working. All those using using #!/bin/busybox <some
> command> are working, tested (I wanted to enforce the busybox usage,
> because I had the "original" stuff too. As you'll see, I had problems
> with devfsd (this is "original", not busybox version, because I could not
> adapt the /etc/devfsd.conf file yet for busybox's devfsd). Any help?
> There is also another problem with busybox's devfsd, it works only with
> "original" modprobe, not busybox one, if MODLOAD is used (autoloading of
> modules).

WARNING: The files I have attached don't work correctly on 
shutdown/halt/reboot, so nothing will be unmounted, or remounted ro.

Sorry for that, no solution yet, Peter

>
> I have subscribed to the busybox list (too), maybe I'll some help there.
>
> Also I have to check how it works with msh (to support uClinux too)
>
> Peter
>
>

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