Gentoo Archives: gentoo-laptop

From: Fred Labrosse <ffl@×××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-laptop@l.g.o
Cc: Devon Miller <devon.c.miller@×××××.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-laptop] laptop-mode-tools and updatedb (or cron jobs in general)
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:29:26
Message-Id: 200609271627.27548.ffl@aber.ac.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-laptop] laptop-mode-tools and updatedb (or cron jobs in general) by Devon Miller
1 On Wednesday 27 September 2006 14:47, Devon Miller wrote:
2 > Thanks for the tip on laptop-mode-tools, I hadn't see that.
3 >
4 > You may also want to check out sys-power/powermgmt-base. It adds
5 > /usr/bin/on_ac_power which simply exits with 0 if laptop's on AC and with 1
6 > if it's on battery.
7 >
8 > This lets you make easy changes to the scripts in /etc/cron.* such as
9 > wrapping the body of /etc/cron.daily/slocate in
10 >
11 > if /usr/bin/on_c_power ; then
12 > ...
13 > fi
14
15 Which is an alternative to my state file. However, this adds one more
16 requirement but also would allow to make it independent of laptop-mode-tools.
17 However, the state file would allow to make it more general than power
18 management.
19
20 Should this discussion be moved to some gentoo devel list or are their
21 developers listening?
22
23 Cheers,
24
25 Fred
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