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diff --git a/bootscripts/contrib/lsb-v3/README b/bootscripts/contrib/lsb-v3/README index a2649bce0..9e119f820 100644 --- a/bootscripts/contrib/lsb-v3/README +++ b/bootscripts/contrib/lsb-v3/README @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ LSB-V3 README The scripts contianed in this directory are a complete rewrite of the -boot scripts from LFS-6.1 (updated for LFS-SVN about 2008-04-13). As is +boot scripts from LFS-6.1 (updated for LFS-SVN about 2008-05-31). As is usually the case with a rewrite, there have been many changes: LSB Version 3.1 Compliant Scripts - Immediately noticable are the LSB headers @@ -16,21 +16,21 @@ the messages are created from parts and only written to the screen in a single command, so maybe no help at all WRT translated boot messages. LSB 3.1 Omissions - Unfortunately, this package is not completely LSB -compliant as it lacks install-initd and remove-initd programs. The current +compliant as it lacks install_initd and remove_initd programs. The current popular flavor of these programs is written in Python, which, as you should know, is not installed until BLFS. I began work on a bash implementation, and have provided the needed functions to parse the LSB headers in the manage-functions script (insalled by default into /lib/lsb). Unfortunately, -I have yet to complete the actual install-initd and remove-initd scripts, -however, I do have an almost complete install-initd kept locally. I am -currently working on a separate script to completely rewrite the symlinks -should LFS default values not prove sufficient when working with scripts in -the wild. I have not included either here because they are not yet complete -or thoroughly tested, and due to the development process of lfs-bootscritps, -would be included in a release tarball. If you would like to assist with the -development of these scripts, or would even just like to see what I have so -far, please email me privately. Of course, feel free to write your own if you -do not like the manage-fucntions script (or bash). +I have yet to complete the actual install_initd and remove_initd scripts, +and have found bash to an unsuitable language to write a complete reorder +due to the ammount of time for recursive funtions and loops to complete. +Dan Nicholson has began work on initd-tools, a C implementaion of +install_initd and remove_initd. At the time of writing (20080830) the +programs themselves are not yet functional, however, the libraries used +to parse the scripts and provide the dependency order are working as +expected. I would expect a completely standards compliant set of programs, +written in C very soon. Dans work can be viewed via git-web at +http://gitweb.dwcab.com/?p=initd-tools.git;a=summary . Distribution Independent - this original goal for the LFS scripts has been stretched even further by providing both a global rc config file that @@ -62,25 +62,25 @@ second delay in the boot process (so that you have time to press a button to select interactive mode). This time value, and the option prompt itself, is configurable in the /etc/sysconfig/rc.site file. -RC_BASE - The base directory for the bootscripts is now /etc, not +Path changes - The base directory for the bootscripts is now /etc, not /etc/rc.d. This is mostly to conform with mainstream distros, but other boot methods do expect that /etc/init.d is the location of bootscripts. Some distros provide a rc.d direcorty with symlinks to the rc*.d and init.d directories, I have not done that. /etc is the location now, get your flying fingers accustomed to it! Of course, this is still configurable in /etc/sysconfig/rc.site, and if the change is too great, I'll put it back. +I've also removed the rcsysinit.d and replaced it with rcS.d. LSB Functions - The previous lfs-bootscripts sourced a functions file located at /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions. This file has been renamed $distro-functions to segregate it from the old. The name is configurable -by the rc.site configuration file. Both old and new bootscripts can be -used simultaneously in a SYS-V setup (with proper symlinks in place). -LSB defined functions are used where possible, but the $distro-functions file -provides, easy to use wraper functions that -start/stop/reload/force-reload/restart programs, evaluate the numerical -LSB return values, and print status messages to the screen. Both LFS -functions and LSB functions are documented directly in the scritps located -at /etc/init.d/$distro-functions and /lib/lsb/init-functions respectively. +by the rc.site configuration file. LSB defined functions are used where +possible, but the $distro-functions file provides, easy to use wraper +functions that start/stop/reload/force-reload/restart programs, evaluate +the numerical LSB return values, and print status messages to the screen. +Both LFS functions and LSB functions are documented directly in the scritps +located at /etc/init.d/$distro-functions and /lib/lsb/init-functions +respectively. Pretier - Yeah, I just couldn't handle all the grey text... By default, successful boot messages are prefixed with a single green astrik character, |