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Hi folks, |
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This is a summary of how to detect Baselayout-2/OpenRC from within |
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init.d scripts. We raised it in January, without any actual final |
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agreement: |
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http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/msg_5959bcfaf3ba566c551823039643f5c5.xml |
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Also, there were some items that weren't raised in the previous |
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discussion: |
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- The Vserver team needs the actual version of OpenRC, AND it must be |
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available without any exec()/fork()/clone() calls. |
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- init.d/sysfs might be removed on some embedded systems. |
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The final solution that everybody agreed on is as follows. |
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1. OpenRC will provide /libexec/rc/version, a text file containing the |
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version (possible including a git ID) of the release. |
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2. Right now, every init.d script that needs to detection should revbump |
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and change to the following: |
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[[ -f /lib/librc.so -o -f /etc/init.d/sysfs -o -f /libexec/rc/version ]] |
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This allows a safe migration. |
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3. Approximately 6 months after OpenRC and Baselayout2 go stable, the |
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detection will drop to: |
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[[ -f /libexec/rc/version ]] |
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4. For vserver and anybody else that needs the version details of |
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OpenRC, you get to read the file, and RDEPEND on the minimal package |
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version you want. |
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GDP team: |
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(I didn't hear from you in the bug) |
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Could you please update: |
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- handbook section "Writing Init scripts" |
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- OpenRC migration guide |
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Robin Hugh Johnson |
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Gentoo Linux Developer & Infra Guy |
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E-Mail : robbat2@g.o |
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