SysVInit (which, if you didn't see the initial announcement, brings better-than-System-V-init-processing to VM/ESA and z/VM) has now been updated to version 0.3.
Significant changes: no more SYSVINIT NAMES or MAINLOOP EXEC files, so configuration is somewhat simplified. SysVInit is now a lot better about actually only keeping a read link to its configuration disk and only grabbing a write link when it needs to update the runlevel files (and about getting rid of that link when it's done). This makes customizing files on AUTOLOG1 192 from another user much easier.
It's still at http://www.sinenomine.net/vm/s5i
If you're wondering, "why would I need this?": conditional dependency checking of virtual machines started at system IPL. The ability to define multiple runlevels for, say, normal operation as opposed to maintenance mode. A simple API for installation of new services on your VM system. A NAMES file parser that can be used to simulate persistent associatively-indexed data structures in Rexx (I needed something like a Perl tied hash-of-hashes; I got most of the functionality I wanted). Amaze your friends! Confound your enemies!
Enjoy! Adam
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