In case you weren't aware, programs can make use of a facility on Linux
to make their ps listings contain appropriate command-line arguments and
environment strings. There's also a similar kernel API on FreeBSD. This
is used by the built-ins in nosh to good effect, even more so in the
Hello.
I was recently reviewing the instructions for the s6-rc dabatase
upgrade procedure, and they made me wonder what would happen if:
* s6-rc-format-upgrade was called with a compiled database that is not
the exact 0.4.0.x equivalent of the one currently associated with the
live state
The subject of deprecating and removing the API that permits this came
up recently on the Linux Kernel Mailing List. I raised my concerns,
and the Linux Kernel developers have been laudably responsive on the
subject. As I said to them, I would welcome a better API, that allows
setting these
* s6-rc-format-upgrade was called with a compiled database that is not
the exact 0.4.0.x equivalent of the one currently associated with the
live state directory (i.e. other that a database created with
s6-rc-compile from version 0.4.0.x and the exact same service
definitions).
It would
