On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 23:49:28 +0200, Carlo Calica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 9/29/06, Ben Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hey all >> >> Has anyone looked at ubuntu's new 'upstart' init replacement coming out >> in >> the new edgy release? >> It is entirely replacing init for ubuntu.... >> (Replying directly to you Jonas b/c I don't think the mailing list will >> let >> my message in......) >> >> Ben >> > > I've looked at it briefly (went thru tarball but didn't build/install) > and it looks interesting. Adds significant complexity to each "start > task" (which was a complaint of Daemons with runit). It does support > daemon monitoring. It is based off sysvinit so existing scripts will > work when transitioning to new system (bootstrap is an issues, see > below). I'm planning on keeping my on it (but haven't for a few weeks > :-( ) to see if a library of configs arise for common daemons/events. > If this does happen, compatibility across distros would see a big > improvement. It's new for me but I think it looks promissing. Maybe something to consider for 014 or 015, depending on release times? The one feature I'm most insterested in is the daemon monitoring. The other things one can hack scripts for, but using event driven sequence seems somehow cleaner. > > Big issue with bootstrap (of init process, not the kernel) is the > entire base should use the new system. This way all the events are > properly triggered. For instance, if the network is started with the > old scripts upstart will never use the "network up" event trigger. > Same with mounting partitions, starting syslog, etc. > I don't really follow you, but I'm guessing that you mean that if we stick with our scripts the events wont be used/work. If we want to use upstart I'm guessing we have to live with that during the transition. If it gets as popular as Scott says it will be this is good news to me as startup is one of the things that are most distro specific. -- /Jonas Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ _______________________________________________ gobolinux-devel mailing list gobolinux-devel@lists.gobolinux.org http://lists.gobolinux.org/mailman/listinfo/gobolinux-devel
