[osiris-devel] freebsd rc scripts

[David Thiel]

On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 08:12:17PM -0700, Brian Wotring wrote:
> The rc.conf additions are leftover from when the installer was initially 
> developed, they do not need to be in there.  The rc scripts were done 
> this way for compatibility reasons.  Is there a specific reason that you 
> would like to migrate to RCng?  Otherwise, I don't see any reasons to.

Well, it does provide the facilities to do start/stop/restart/status as
well as the force versions of those commands without having to put them
in the script yourself, and allows the user to control osiris centrally
through rc.conf, and makes the application init behave predictably like
other rcng scripts. It would also allow for startup ordering should the
need arise someday. It makes the scripts simpler. And it's the official
Way To Do Things Now.

I understand the need for compatibility, but as I say, almost every user
of freebsd 4.x has rcng capability as well these days, because most
ports with rc scripts require it. I'd put it in the osiris port as well.
But I don't feel super-strongly about it, it's certainly not an amazing
gain.

Cheers,
David