Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo-systemd-only deprecation

[Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>]

On 31/07/2013 19:56, Stroller wrote:
> 
> On 31 July 2013, at 18:23, Alan McKinnon wrote:
>> ...
>> Whinging about systemd binaries being installed is valid, but whinging
>> about some data files is not. Anyone who does is letting their OCD show
>> in ways they really should be keeping private.
> 
> Hmmmn, it's a bit freaking weird - if I'm understanding correctly some of the statements made here about systemd - that there will be files installed to /etc/init.d/ that don't actually do anything.
> 
> Stroller.
> 
> 

You are understanding it wrong. The scene being worked towards is:

ebuilds for services will install openrc scripts in /etc/init.d
ebuilds for services will install unit files somewhere else.
Only one of those sets of teeny weeny files can be used at a time, the
set in user depends on the service manager.

There's an idea floating around that openrc could use systemd unit files
but it's still just an idea. If it becomes more than an idea, the files
in /etc/init.d may or may not be dispensed with. Either way it doesn't
matter. Unit files are unlikely to number more than 100 total, and are
likely to be smaller than 1 fs allocation unit in size.

bash's man page is considerably larger than all that all by itself.


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Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com