Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:03:38 -0700
From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
To: Yar Tikhiy <yar@comp.chem.msu.su>
Cc: freebsd-rc@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Generalising ${required_*}
Message-ID: <44C2687A.3030102@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20060722111449.GE10321@comp.chem.msu.su>
References: <20060722111449.GE10321@comp.chem.msu.su>
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Yar Tikhiy wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> As of now, the ${required_*} variables work only in rc.d scripts
> using the default start method. I've found that making ${required_*}
> work in scripts that override the default start method can help us
> to reduce code duplication in /etc/rc.d. In particular, I'd like
> to introduce ${required_modules} because quite a few scripts have
> to have a prestart method just to load a kernel module.
>
> Do you think such change would make sense? Thanks.
>
> Its prototype can be found in my P4 tree:
> //depot/user/yar/hack/etc/...
> (also available via www at http://perforce.freebsd.org)
For those of us who are p4 impaired, can you give us a URL to view the
changes you're proposing?
Doug
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