Re: [gentoo-user] runscript is deprecated; please use openrc-run instead

[Gevisz]

On Sun, 12 Apr 2015 13:52:37 +0100 Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:

> On Sunday 12 Apr 2015 12:27:33 Gevisz wrote:
> > On Sun, 12 Apr 2015 13:04:40 +0200 Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
> wrote:
> > > On 12/04/2015 12:48, Gevisz wrote:
> > > > Quite for a long time, while booting my Gentoo system,
> > > > I get the following message message:
> > > >
> > > > "runscript is deprecated; please use openrc-run instead"
> > > >
> > > > What shall I do to fix this issue accept for reinstallig
> > > > my Gentoo system anew?
> > >
> > > Do nothing.
> >
> > Thank you for your answer but why that message appear at all, then?
> >
> > > runscript is the shebang for init scripts for various services,
> > > runscript and openrc-run are both provided by openrc.
> >
> > Sorry, but I do not understand the word "shebang" in this context.
>
> Some (older) service startup script is starting with a:
>
> #!/sbin/runscript
>
> shebang, instead of the openrc equivalent:
>
> #!/sbin/openrc-run
>
> If you look in your /etc/init.d/ scripts you will see that there quite a few
> that still start with the runscript shebang.

Yes, you are right. Thank you for explanation.

> Eventually ebuilds will update their startup scripts to use the openrc syntax,
> unless systemd takes over the world and openrc is abandoned.
>
>
> > > and most important - what effect if any does the problem have?
> >
> > So far, no noticeable effects accept for the warning message above.
> >
> > > I can't tell if your system boots normally or if it blows
> > > up and eats your kittens.
> >
> > Shall I wait for that to happen before starting to worry? :)
>
> No, because after it eats your kittens it will drink your beer.

It is impossible!

Because I do not drink beer at all. :)