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On 07/31/2013 11:20 AM, Canek Peláez Valdés wrote: |
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> For the record, I now think it's a waste of time trying to stop the |
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> installation of tiny files that basically do nothing, either in |
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> /usr/lib/systemd/system or in /etc/init.d, but you have the option if |
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> you so desire. |
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The nice thing about the systemd service files is that they're |
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distribution independent. That means the service file can go upstream, |
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and the daemon's authors can make sure that it's correct. No more |
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duplication of effort for each distro maintainer. |
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Of course, you don't get that benefit unless you use systemd. But it's |
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tempting, right? So there's been some talk about getting openrc, |
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upstart, etc. to parse the systemd service files. That way, we'd get the |
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benefit without having to run systemd. |
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Should that dream ever become reality, you may one day get an unexpected |
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surprise if you INSTALL_MASK the service files. In any case, masking |
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them would be just one more make.conf setting you have to worry about. |
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If it makes the situation more palatable, note that the service files |
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come from the package authors, and not from the systemd people. |
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