On Wed, 17 Jun 2015 16:32:42 -0700 Avery Payne <[email protected]> wrote:
> With yesterday's mention of the idea of a clearinghouse, the concept > that daemon options need to be versioned has been in the back of my > head. Here is an idea: versioned definitions. A crude example: > > /etc/sv/sshd/envdir/DAEMON -> /etc/sv/sshd/envdir/current/DAEMON > /etc/sv/sshd/envdir/DAEMONOPTS > -> /etc/sv/sshd/envdir/current/DAEMONOPTS /etc/sv/sshd/envdir/current-> > /etc/sv/sshd/versions/v3 > /etc/sv/sshd/envdir/versions/v3/DAEMON > /etc/sv/sshd/envdir/versions/v3/DAEMONOPTS > /etc/sv/sshd/envdir/versions/v2/DAEMON > /etc/sv/sshd/envdir/versions/v2/DAEMONOPTS > > Settings are now versioned and encapsulated to their definition; old > definitions can be kept indefinitely, allowing you to support older > "legacy" installs; you can still pull just one definition of > /etc/sv/sshd (and all of the files and directories inside of it) out > of a tarball, put it in place, and everything works; You or somebody had better document that clearly and simply. Maybe with a diagram or two. There are two possible thoughts an unfamiliar user could have when seeing all those symlinks: 1) Too crazy, later days! 2) What a cool way of representing everything, *I* should have thought of it! I think the difference between those two reactions is about a half a page of text and maybe a diagram or two. If you incorporate this system, when the time comes, send me back this email to remind me, and I'll help with the document. By the way, Avery, that's a slick solution to a real problem. Nice one! SteveT Steve Litt June 2015 featured book: The Key to Everyday Excellence http://www.troubleshooters.com/key
