DJ Lucas wrote:
> Randy McMurchy wrote:
>> Please explain further what the difference is, why we want to do it, what
>> impact it has on the book, etc.
>>
>>
> For now, it will have zero impact on the book as the scripts will be in
> contrib for those who want to use them. However, in the future, if at least
> the headers are accepted in LFS, we will no longer have to maintain a static
> list of scripts and their startup order. The script order is determined when
> it is 'activated' based on dependencies listed in the script headers. Take
> GPM for example:
>
> ### BEGIN INIT INFO # Provides: gpm # Required-Start: $syslog
> # Should-Start: $remote_fs # Required-Stop: $syslog #
> Should-Stop: $remote_fs # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5 #
> Default-Stop: 0 1 6 # Short-Description: General Purpose Mouse
> (service) # Description: The gpm service is used to provide mouse
> services # to console applications. #
> X-LFS-Default-Start: S70 # X-LFS-Default-Stop: K10 # X-LFS-Provided-By:
> BLFS ### END INIT INFO
>
> First you install a script to /etc/init.d, then you activate it by using the
> install_initd program. All of the scripts are reordered to accept the new
> one based on dependency information provided in the LSB header of the script.
> Vendor provided scripts can also be used verbatim instead of our own, and
> their output format will be the same as the scripts that we've written,
> because the functions are standardized (though each Linux distribution will
> have their own way to format the output).
>
> It is explained in detail in the core specification for LSB, however, IANA
> maintains a registered list of provides. There are a select few that use
> $facility and should be present in all LSB compliant systems. Since I've been
> using the scripts for forever, I do have a good deal of them written, those
> that aren't written yet, will not be difficult to get done. The X-LFS* now
> serve no purpose and will probably be removed, but know that we can add our
> own X-${DISTRO}-* headers at any time.
Thanks for the effort DJ. If I ever get some time away from work, I want to
put
in some effort to make LFS and BLFS compatible with the LSB. It's really not
that far away now. I will start with a section in LFS explaining exactly what
LSB compliance is any why someone would want it. Then at appropriate parts in
the books, add sections on making that particular package LSB compliant.
-- Bruce
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