[gentoo-amd64] Re: local.start conditional on soft-level

[Duncan]

Peter Humphrey <prh@××××××××××.uk> posted
200702110402.44090.prh@××××××××××.uk, excerpted below, on  Sun, 11 Feb
2007 04:02:44 +0000:

> On Saturday 10 February 2007 15:06:56 Duncan wrote:
>> Peter Humphrey <prh@××××××××××.uk> posted
>> 200702100947.41219.prh@××××××××××.uk, excerpted below, on  Sat, 10 Feb
>>
>> 2007 09:47:41 +0000:
>> > I'd like my /etc/conf.d/local.start to distinguish between soft
>> > run-levels, so that "sensors -s" will be run in the default level but
>> > not in the no-x level I've defined for maintenance.
>>
>> sensors -s?  If that's lm_sensors, why aren't you running the lm_sensors
>> initscript instead of using local.start for it?
>
> [lecture snipped]
>
> Of course I'm using the init script. The lm_sensors documents specify
> running "sensors -s" in addition to that. Sheesh.

What documents?  The generic ones that don't account for the fact that
Gentoo's initscript already takes care of it, you just have to add it to
the appropriate runlevel?

If you read the initscript, you'll see it does in fact include exactly
that initialization command (sensors -s).  Take a look yourself if you
wish.  Unless there's a bug in the script, that should be all you need. 
If there's a bug in the script and it's not working, then file a bug, and
until it's fixed you'll likely need a workaround, but that's not what you
said.

Anyway, lecture or not, the file I pointed you at and its comment
regarding the softlevel conditional initscripts was correct, regardless of
why you want to use it.  It just so happens you shouldn't need to use it
in the way you proposed, tho you /might/ wish to use it with the
lm_sensors initscript. That's what I was saying in that "lecture".  To
quote you, "Sheesh."

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