On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Thomas Bächler <[email protected]> wrote: > > Am 13.08.2013 16:06, schrieb Thomas Bächler: > > Am 13.08.2013 15:59, schrieb Tom Gundersen: > >> Hi guys, > >> > >> As you can see below, util-linux-24 will contain most of the tools > >> from sysvinit-tools. I therefore intend to propose that we drop > >> sysvinit-tools once util-linux-24 is out. > >> > >> If anyone have any objections or concerns, this would be the perfect > >> time to speak up, so we can sort out any problems before the release. > > > > I think ppp uses 'pidof' in some scripts. pidof is similar to pgrep, but > > not quite the same. The other remaining tools (bootlogd, fstab-decode, > > killall5) seem to serve no purpose anymore. > > Relevant thread here: > > http://www.freelists.org/post/procps/pidof-in-procpsng
Good to know. So it looks like procps-ng will adopt pidof, so we should wait for that before dropping sysvinit-tools completely. Cheers, Tom
