Indeed, thanks, and sorry. ^^ On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 6:21 PM, Denys Dmytriyenko <[email protected]> wrote:
> Laszlo, > > I think you meant the other Denys, the one with RedHat that maintains > busybox. > I'm with Texas Instruments and maintain meta-ti/Arago in OE/Yocto world :) > > -- > Denys > > > On Mon, Aug 04, 2014 at 06:10:40PM +0100, Laszlo Papp wrote: > > Denys, could you please provide feedback here? > > > > 1) Do you appreciate the feature? > > > > 2) If yes, which option would you like to see for it? > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Laszlo Papp <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This patch was sent to the mailing list two weeks ago without further > > > comment from the maintainer... > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Laszlo Papp <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 10:28 PM, tito <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >>> On Thursday 03 July 2014 22:38:23 you wrote: > > >>> > On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 8:31 PM, tito <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > > >>> > > On Thursday 03 July 2014 14:51:11 you wrote: > > >>> > > > On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 12:59 PM, tito <[email protected]> > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > On Thursday 03 July 2014 13:03:46 Laszlo Papp wrote: > > >>> > > > > > On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Laszlo Papp < > [email protected]> > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > commit 761fd153e340a14abccc0af89f2f6617faf2077f > > >>> > > > > > > Author: Laszlo Papp <[email protected]> > > >>> > > > > > > Date: Thu Jul 3 11:06:58 2014 +0100 > > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > Add optional home directory removal support to > deluser > > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > diff --git a/loginutils/deluser.c b/loginutils/deluser.c > > >>> > > > > > > index e39ac55..67b744b 100644 > > >>> > > > > > > --- a/loginutils/deluser.c > > >>> > > > > > > +++ b/loginutils/deluser.c > > >>> > > > > > > @@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ > > >>> > > > > > > */ > > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > //usage:#define deluser_trivial_usage > > >>> > > > > > > -//usage: "USER" > > >>> > > > > > > +//usage: "[-h] USER" > > >>> > > > > > > //usage:#define deluser_full_usage "\n\n" > > >>> > > > > > > //usage: "Delete USER from the system" > > >>> > > > > > > +//usage: "\n -h Remove the home directory" > > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > //usage:#define delgroup_trivial_usage > > >>> > > > > > > //usage: IF_FEATURE_DEL_USER_FROM_GROUP("[USER] > > >>> ")"GROUP" > > >>> > > > > > > @@ -35,11 +36,15 @@ int deluser_main(int argc, char > **argv) > > >>> > > > > > > /* Name of shadow or gshadow file */ > > >>> > > > > > > const char *sfile; > > >>> > > > > > > /* Are we deluser or delgroup? */ > > >>> > > > > > > + struct passwd *pw = 0; > > >>> > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > This could probably be one line below not to distract the > > >>> comment and > > >>> > > > > > corresponding variable declaration. Although, ideally, this > > >>> would > > >>> > > need to > > >>> > > > > > go to the "case 2" branch, but I did not want to introduce > a > > >>> new > > >>> > > block > > >>> > > > > > there with re-indenting many lines. Also, do you prefer > "NULL" > > >>> > > instead of > > >>> > > > > > "0"? > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > Let me know what the preferred style is... > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > The patch is tested with and without "-h" and it works. The > > >>> option > > >>> > > > > > selection is "-h" which reminds some people the canonical > > >>> "help", > > >>> > > but on > > >>> > > > > > the contrary, this is also what is used for adduser to > create > > >>> the > > >>> > > home > > >>> > > > > > directory, so I picked it up for being consistent. Again, > let > > >>> me know > > >>> > > > > your > > >>> > > > > > preference ... > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > Hi, > > >>> > > > > couldn't we change -h as it conflicts with -h/--help and use > -r > > >>> as in > > >>> > > > > --remove-home: > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > Well, I prefer consistency, otherwise it will become to > > >>> effectively use > > >>> > > the > > >>> > > > applets. After all, if you do not type anything, you will get > the > > >>> help > > >>> > > > output, or misuse it, so why would we bloat the applet code > with > > >>> that? > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > Hi, > > >>> > > where is the bloat in doing: > > >>> > > > > >>> > > //usage:#define deluser_trivial_usage > > >>> > > -//usage: "USER" > > >>> > > +//usage: "[-r] USER" > > >>> > > //usage:#define deluser_full_usage "\n\n" > > >>> > > //usage: "Delete USER from the system" > > >>> > > +//usage: "\n -r Remove the home directory" > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > >>> > That does not make sense to me, I am afraid. It might be possible > > >>> later to > > >>> > remove other config data, too. It is probably not acceptable, thus > it > > >>> is > > >>> > not done so even on desktop. > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > and > > >>> > > > > >>> > > int do_delhome = 0; > > >>> > > if (getopt32(argv, "r") & 1) { ++argv; --argc; do_delhome = > 1; } > > >>> > > > > >>> > > or maybe simply: > > >>> > > > > >>> > > int do_delhome = getopt32(argv, "r"): > > >>> > > argc -= optind; > > >>> > > argv += optind; > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > >>> > This looks worse than a simple increment to me, but it is such a > minor > > >>> > detail that I do not think it is too relevant. > > >>> > > > >>> > -h is nice and consistent. I do not know why you would want help > > >>> option two > > >>> > when it only has one option. You would double the option number. It > > >>> would > > >>> > be an overkill in this case. > > >>> > > >>> Hi, > > >>> I want not to double the number of options I just suggest to use > > >>> -r instead of -h because: > > >>> > > >> > > >> As already replied, -r is not clear an option. I was thinking about -h > > >> and --remove-home in the beginning. I think anything else is bad > choice > > >> because it is inconsistent with the rest of the world. I prefer local > > >> consistency within busybox, this I picked up -h, but if Denys would > like to > > >> avoid that local consistency, I suggest --remove-home to at least > have some > > >> consistency, namely with the desktop. > > >> > > >> > > >>> 1) -h is mostly used for help (with a few exceptions I am aware of). > > >>> 2) on the desktop: > > >>> a) deluser uses --remove-home ( Remove the home directory of > > >>> the user and its mailspool) > > >>> b) userdel uses -r, --remove (Files in the user's home > directory > > >>> will be removed along with the > > >>> home directory > > >>> itself and the user's mail spool.) > > >>> therefore using -r would be consistent and logic to use. > > >>> > > >> > > >> That is exactly why it would be inconsistent and not logical IMHO. > "-r" > > >> means remove "everything" and definitely not just home. > > >> > > >> > > >>> > > >>> > By the way, I like the bikeshed pink. ;-) > > >>> > > >>> This was just a hint to reduce codesize, > > >>> untested so I will not bet on it. > > >>> > > >>> int do_delhome = getopt32(argv, "r"): > > >>> argc -= optind; > > >>> argv += optind; > > >>> > > >> > > >> I do not see any benefit of it for one option; it also seems to make > the > > >> code longer IMHO. > > >> > > > > > > >
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