Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 21:53:53 +1100 From: Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com> To: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> Cc: Mark Heily <mark@heily.com>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: relaunchd: a portable clone of launchd Message-ID: <CAKYr3zzdKWnLbExTcxVKZ1RJBg=ff7RWe1hvOZ7ANPXkSTnWwg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <564AE875.9010607@freebsd.org> References: <CAGfo=8nPxY6SW%2B04R4sN_a1udOuVRLEownM4p2Yz5Y8YGvheeA@mail.gmail.com> <564AE875.9010607@freebsd.org>
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On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 7:42 PM, Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 11/16/15 8:55 AM, Mark Heily wrote: > >> I've written a clone of the launchd framework found in Mac OS X [1]. >> It's called "relaunchd" and I would like to some help improving it and >> getting it added to the FreeBSD ports tree [2]. >> > It would appear we have an embarrassment of riches. > Someone correct me if I'm wrong but we have: > * nosh > * actual launchd with jkh's project > * now relaunchd > and of course some people like the flexibility and debugability of rc.d > and are improving these. > > Can someone more connected with these projects please sumarise what's > going on and maybe we can find a set of people with egos flexible enough > that we can maybe figure out the stengths of each of these and maybe make > something truely great? > > well... to sum it up.... originially there is launchd_xml which was completed in 2007, which i belive is the first working launchd port, then came along openrc ported and used by the archbsd, know knows as pacbsd guys, which is a side point but still a replacement. nosh appeared and seems to have some development, though also has opinions to continue into 2014, launchd is it current form with mach bits started in the trueos/freenas development plan, somewhere in mid-215 that got spun into NextBSD, then came wind of relaunchd. so there exists currently launchd_xml from 07 openrc nosh launchd/asld/notifyd and mach 2014 releaunchd and I know simply because I was connected to the original launchd_xml, and am connected to the current launchd NextBSD project as are others on the list. Hope this clears it up. > > > >> Here's the source code: >> >> https://github.com/mheily/relaunchd >> >> One of the coolest things I've been able to do with it is to use >> socket activation to launch an unmodified version of Apache inside of >> a jail, pass it a socket descriptor bound to port 80 from the primary >> network interface outside of the jail, and have it "just work" and >> start serving web content using the pre-existing socket descriptor. >> This eliminates the need to setup a cumbersome NAT and port forwarding >> mechanism for each jail [3]. >> >> This is a completely separate line of development from the work that >> the NextBSD folks are doing to port the published Apple source code >> for launchd and all of it's dependencies. >> >> I'd be happy to answer questions about relaunchd, and welcome >> contributions from anyone who wants to help make launchd on FreeBSD a >> reality. >> >> Regards, >> >> - Mark >> >> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launchd >> [2] https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204240 >> [3] Example: http://kbeezie.com/freebsd-jail-single-ip/ >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >> " >> >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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