Re: [systemd-devel] Timers without matching units?
On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 02:50:13PM +0400, Ivan Shapovalov wrote: Hi, The systemd.timer(5) manpage states: For each timer file, a matching unit file must exist, describing the unit to activate when the timer elapses. However, if I need the timer unit just to wake up the machine (e. g. I have a GUI alarm which does everything except configuring the wakealarm), I don't need the timer unit to start something else. Does this sound like a valid reason to make timers' Unit= optional? Hi, yeah, when timers were implemented, this wasn't possible, but now it makes sense and would be useful. Zbyszek ___ systemd-devel mailing list systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
Re: [systemd-devel] Timers without matching units?
On Wed, 22.10.14 14:05, Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek (zbys...@in.waw.pl) wrote: On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 02:50:13PM +0400, Ivan Shapovalov wrote: Hi, The systemd.timer(5) manpage states: For each timer file, a matching unit file must exist, describing the unit to activate when the timer elapses. However, if I need the timer unit just to wake up the machine (e. g. I have a GUI alarm which does everything except configuring the wakealarm), I don't need the timer unit to start something else. Does this sound like a valid reason to make timers' Unit= optional? Hi, yeah, when timers were implemented, this wasn't possible, but now it makes sense and would be useful. I added this to the TODO list for now. Lennart -- Lennart Poettering, Red Hat ___ systemd-devel mailing list systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
Re: [systemd-devel] Timers without matching units?
El 22/10/14 a las #4, Ivan Shapovalov escribió: Hi, The systemd.timer(5) manpage states: For each timer file, a matching unit file must exist, describing the unit to activate when the timer elapses. I guess for now you can create a dummy unit that executes /bin/true to workaround this limitation. ;-) ___ systemd-devel mailing list systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
