Re: [systemd-devel] [PATCH] timer: allow user to control activation time of cron-like timers

2014-05-15 Thread Lennart Poettering
On Sun, 11.05.14 18:33, Reindl Harald (h.rei...@thelounge.net) wrote: It's ok for one timer, but not for the set of them. In general I'm want to schedule all maintenance tasks to 5 a.m. or lunch break and forget about them. This applies both for distro provided timers an my own that's

Re: [systemd-devel] [PATCH] timer: allow user to control activation time of cron-like timers

2014-05-15 Thread Lennart Poettering
On Sun, 11.05.14 20:08, David Timothy Strauss (da...@davidstrauss.net) wrote: On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Alex B pkunk...@gmail.com wrote: It's ok for one timer, but not for the set of them. In general I'm want to schedule all maintenance tasks to 5 a.m. or lunch break and forget

Re: [systemd-devel] [PATCH] timer: allow user to control activation time of cron-like timers

2014-05-15 Thread Lennart Poettering
On Sun, 11.05.14 19:53, Alexander Bashmakov (pkunk...@gmail.com) wrote: I am not convinced that this is really desirable. daily is just a short way to write *-*-* 00:00:00. And if that is not desirable, then I'd just recommend writing *-*-* 05:00:00... I am not convinced we should allow

Re: [systemd-devel] [PATCH] timer: allow user to control activation time of cron-like timers

2014-05-15 Thread Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek
On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 11:51:13PM +0200, Lennart Poettering wrote: On Sun, 11.05.14 19:53, Alexander Bashmakov (pkunk...@gmail.com) wrote: I am not convinced that this is really desirable. daily is just a short way to write *-*-* 00:00:00. And if that is not desirable, then I'd just

Re: [systemd-devel] [PATCH] timer: allow user to control activation time of cron-like timers

2014-05-12 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 11.05.2014 18:30, schrieb Alex B: 2014-05-11 20:09 GMT+04:00 Dave Reisner d...@falconindy.com: On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 07:53:55PM +0400, Alexander Bashmakov wrote: Issue was rised in this thread: https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2014-May/036162.html Disclaimer: I

[systemd-devel] [PATCH] timer: allow user to control activation time of cron-like timers

2014-05-11 Thread Alexander Bashmakov
Issue was rised in this thread: https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2014-May/036162.html Disclaimer: I almost have no expereince in C. So this patch can contain some silly mistakes. But it 'works for me'. Please consider it as RFC. -8--- Cron-like timers are useful for

Re: [systemd-devel] [PATCH] timer: allow user to control activation time of cron-like timers

2014-05-11 Thread Dave Reisner
On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 07:53:55PM +0400, Alexander Bashmakov wrote: Issue was rised in this thread: https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2014-May/036162.html Disclaimer: I almost have no expereince in C. So this patch can contain some silly mistakes. But it 'works for me'.

Re: [systemd-devel] [PATCH] timer: allow user to control activation time of cron-like timers

2014-05-11 Thread Alex B
2014-05-11 20:09 GMT+04:00 Dave Reisner d...@falconindy.com: On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 07:53:55PM +0400, Alexander Bashmakov wrote: Issue was rised in this thread: https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/2014-May/036162.html Disclaimer: I almost have no expereince in C. So this

Re: [systemd-devel] [PATCH] timer: allow user to control activation time of cron-like timers

2014-05-11 Thread David Timothy Strauss
On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 9:30 AM, Alex B pkunk...@gmail.com wrote: It's ok for one timer, but not for the set of them. In general I'm want to schedule all maintenance tasks to 5 a.m. or lunch break and forget about them. This applies both for distro provided timers an my own. I'd personally