From owner-freebsd-ports Wed Sep 20 08:15:51 1995 Return-Path: owner-ports Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id IAA05312 for ports-outgoing; Wed, 20 Sep 1995 08:15:51 -0700 Received: from sivka.carrier.kiev.ua (sivka.carrier.kiev.ua [193.125.68.130]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id IAA05134 for ; Wed, 20 Sep 1995 08:08:33 -0700 Received: from elvisti.kiev.ua (uucp@localhost) by sivka.carrier.kiev.ua (Sendmail 8.who.cares/5) with UUCP id SAA06927 for ports@freebsd.org; Wed, 20 Sep 1995 18:05:59 +0300 Received: from office.elvisti.kiev.ua (office.elvisti.kiev.ua [193.125.28.33]) by spider2.elvisti.kiev.ua (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id QAA23835 for ; Wed, 20 Sep 1995 16:45:35 +0300 Received: (from stesin@localhost) by office.elvisti.kiev.ua (8.6.12/8.6.9) id QAA26163 for ports@freebsd.org; Wed, 20 Sep 1995 16:45:33 +0300 From: "Andrew V. Stesin" Message-Id: <199509201345.QAA26163@office.elvisti.kiev.ua> Subject: Re: ports startup scripts To: ports@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 16:45:32 +0300 (EET DST) In-Reply-To: <1002.811601036@critter.tfs.com> from "Poul-Henning Kamp" at Sep 20, 95 05:43:56 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24alpha5] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1188 Sender: owner-ports@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk # Here is my view on this matter: # From my (user's) point of view: # I belive the scripts should support three arguments: # start # stop # restart Bravo! # # I belive we need to scan multiple directories, and support the following # semi-hardcoded paths: # # /etc/rc.d # for the root's own hacks and for major startup tasks # ("sh /etc/rc.d/nfs restart" would be a wonderful thing....) Bravo! # # /etc/pkg/rc.d # for installed packages startup tasks As 99% of packages are in /usr/local subtree, any reason to avoid /usr/local/etc/rc.d ? # # /etc/X11/rc.d # for X11 related startup tasks. /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/etc/rc.d ? or maybe /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d ? # # It should all be under /etc because the security goes south if we are not # very careful. # # And that's all folks... # -- # Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. # http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. # whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. # Just that: dried leaves in boiling water ? # -- With best regards -- Andrew Stesin. +380 (44) 2760188 +380 (44) 2713457 +380 (44) 2713560