Re: [RFC] Squid process model and the need for -n

2014-01-28 Thread Alex Rousskov 
On 11/01/2013 07:11 AM, Amos Jeffries wrote:
  -n - Windows service name
 
 The Windows build of Squid requires a -n option to point at the
 particular named service which is running in the background. Which
 defaults to the name squid when omitted.

Why do we need a command line option to specify a service name? Can the
service name be configured via squid.conf? The squid.conf location is
already configurable via command line, of course.


Thank you,

Alex.

Re: [RFC] Squid process model and the need for -n

2014-01-28 Thread Henrik Nordström 
tis 2014-01-28 klockan 11:25 -0700 skrev Alex Rousskov:

 Why do we need a command line option to specify a service name? Can the
 service name be configured via squid.conf? The squid.conf location is
 already configurable via command line, of course.

If I remember correctly the service name is used for deriving squid.conf
path.

But have not looked at Squid as a Windows service in ages. Memory is a
bit dim.

Regards
Henrik

Re: [RFC] Squid process model and the need for -n

2014-01-28 Thread Alex Rousskov 
On 01/28/2014 11:56 AM, Henrik Nordström wrote:
 tis 2014-01-28 klockan 11:25 -0700 skrev Alex Rousskov:
 
 Why do we need a command line option to specify a service name? Can the
 service name be configured via squid.conf? The squid.conf location is
 already configurable via command line, of course.
 
 If I remember correctly the service name is used for deriving squid.conf
 path.

but squid.conf location is already configurable via the command line.
Why another option, that is now propagated to non-Windows builds,
without even defining what service is in non-Windows context (AFAIK).

Alex.

Re: [RFC] Squid process model and the need for -n

2014-01-28 Thread Henrik Nordström 
tis 2014-01-28 klockan 12:15 -0700 skrev Alex Rousskov:

 but squid.conf location is already configurable via the command line.
 Why another option, that is now propagated to non-Windows builds,
 without even defining what service is in non-Windows context (AFAIK).

If I am not mistaken the service name is passed via other means when
running as a service (service API call), and command line when started
from command line.

Regards
Henrik