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OpenRC [1], the replacement for Gentoo's current services system (known as |
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baselayout), will be stabilized on May 8. It replaces the previous |
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bash-only rc system in baselayout with an rc system that has a C-based |
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core and uses only POSIX-compliant shell code. |
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You will see an update for sys-apps/baselayout to 2.x and a new package, |
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sys-apps/openrc. It is recommended that you perform this update as soon |
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as possible. |
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After these packages are emerged, it is absolutely critical that you |
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immediately update your configuration files with dispatch-conf, |
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etc-update or a similar tool [2] then follow the steps in the OpenRC |
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Migration Guide [3]. |
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Failure to follow all of these steps will result in an unbootable |
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system. If that happens, you will need to boot from a LiveCD or LiveDVD, |
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mount your root filesystem, chroot into that environment [4] and follow the |
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above steps. |
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1. http://roy.marples.name/openrc |
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2. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?part=3&chap=4 |
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3. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/openrc-migration.xml |
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4. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?part=1&chap=6#doc_chap1 |
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(Christian Faulhammer and William Hubbs contributed this announcement.) |
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Thanks, |
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Donnie |
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Donnie Berkholz |
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Sr. Developer, Gentoo Linux |
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Blog: http://dberkholz.com |
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