On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 09:23:21PM +0100, Ceri Davies wrote: > > /path/to/mything/rc-script $* > > EOF > > chmod +x /etc/init.d/mything > > ln -s ../init.d/mything /etc/rc3.d/S99mything > > ln -s ../init.d/mything /etc/rcS.d/K00mything > > > > ... but there are probably better ports that can be done. I don't > > think I agree that rewriting the legacy support for rc scripts is a > > necessary or desirable component of that. It's not clear that it'd > > even work right, as it obviously assumes that all of the bits install > > the same way on Solaris as on these other systems (the paths are the > > same), and may well make many other assumptions. > > Not given "even if all that you need to do is rewire the rc script". > You're flapping between extremes.
I think there's a reasonable RFE here for lsvcrun to support scripts that aren't /bin/sh scripts. It should help you (and others, not least the third parties providing these scripts) in porting these startup scripts.
