Re: [gentoo-soc] [report 6.25-7.4] Daemons in Gentoo Prefix with OpenRC (extended to improving to OpenRC)

[Luca Barbato <lu_zero@gentoo.org>]

On 07/05/2012 02:43 PM, heroxbd@gmail.com wrote:
> Dear Luca,
> 
> Luca Barbato <lu_zero@gentoo.org> writes:
> 
>> Sounds good.
>>
>> Probably during this week before the midterm evaluation I'd like to
>> spend few days to wrap up what had been done 
> 
> OpenRC on Prefix done, but wait for WilliamH to integrate back to
> upstream, and then prefix can support it officially.

That's good =)

> Evaluation of other init systems (smf, launchd, upstart and systemd is
> done by mgorny.

You'll need to learn and teach us as well =)

>> and see if there are changes to our end of project plans since lots
>> happened during this time =)
> 
> The new plan is that I'd like to work with rleigh from debian to
> package openrc in debian and make it as an alternative init system.

That part is quite important, as is getting to compile LSB scripts to
openrc ones (and/or vice-versa) and possibly get openrc support /run/
directories

> What we've discussed in the beginning, such as event-driven init,
> periodical events, process monitoring and crash restart are still on the
> todo list.

That's great, do you feel confident you'll be able to get all of this done?

lu

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Luca Barbato
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