Re: [gentoo-user] Correct syntax for /etc/conf.d/modules

[Mick]

On Sunday 22 Apr 2012 00:20:38 Florian Philipp wrote:
> Am 21.04.2012 20:56, schrieb Mick:
> > I am getting confused about the syntax that openrc is meant to follow ...
> >
> > One box of mine that uses modules ran some script at the time that I
> > upgraded to openrc and it added my currently running modules into
> > /etc/conf.d/modules.
> >
> > The syntax was like so:
> >
> > modules_2_6="${modules_2_6} cls_tcindex"
> > module_cls_tcindex_args_2_6="
> >
> > Things moved on and with newer kernel versions I went to update the file
> > after
> >
> > I had a look at the documentation:
> >   http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/openrc-migration.xml
> >
> > Well there is no ${modules_2_6} shown in the examples so I removed it
> > from my /etc/conf.d/modules.  The new syntax was now:
> >
> > modules_3_2="cls_tcindex"
> >
> > and guess what?  No modules loaded at all when I reboot.  :-/
> >
> >
> > I had to add ${modules_3_2} in there to get things going again.
> >
> > However 'echo ${modules_3_2}' on the CLI does not show anything.  Can you
> > please explain why this variable is needed for modules to load up again
> > and why it is not shown in the documentation?
>
> I guess it is "modules_3" now. With the transition to 3.x, the numbering
> scheme has changed and minor numbers change much more frequently.
>
> You can also simply use "modules=" unless you have a reason for
> distinguishing between versions. At least, that's what I use here.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Florian Philipp

Thanks Florian,

I did try:

modules="cls_tcindex"
modules_3="cls_tcindex"
modules_3_2="cls_tcindex"
modules_3_2="${modules_3_2} cls_tcindex"

and only the last one actually loads.  I don't understand how this works or 
what ${modules_3_2} does ... but following the documentation recommended 
syntax won't autoload modules at boot here.

PS.  Is there a way to check if a particular syntax will load *without* having 
to reboot each time I make a change?
-- 
Regards,
Mick