Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:34:05 +0400 (MSD) From: Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru> To: Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/rc.d early.sh Message-ID: <20071009224547.C30646@woozle.rinet.ru> In-Reply-To: <200710090730.l997UEEF042804@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200710090730.l997UEEF042804@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 9 Oct 2007, Doug Barton wrote: DB> dougb 2007-10-09 07:30:14 UTC DB> DB> FreeBSD src repository DB> DB> Modified files: DB> etc/rc.d early.sh DB> Log: DB> Deprecate use of the early.sh script as advertised when the support for DB> local rc.d scripts in the overall boot order was added. DB> DB> Proper rc.d scripts are run by rc.subr in a subshell, whereas scripts that DB> end in .sh are sourced into rc's shell. The latter has potential to create DB> serious boot problems, and there is no reason that the same functionality DB> cannot be added by the user in the form of a proper rc.d script (as DB> opposed to being added by the user in the form of /etc/rc.early). DB> DB> This script will be removed prior to the 8.0 branch. I suppose at least gmirror.8 should be fixed then. Quick grepping does not reveal other files directly involved, but I may miss something. Sincerely, D.Marck [DM5020, MCK-RIPE, DM3-RIPN] [ FreeBSD committer: marck@FreeBSD.org ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Dmitry Morozovsky --- D.Marck --- Wild Woozle --- marck@rinet.ru *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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