On Wed, Sep 08, 2010 at 08:41:48AM -0500, Jack Byer wrote: > > > The two examples you've listed are supported already. > > > > Jack, did you check EnvironmentFile=/etc/conf.d/xyz? > > if this file defines ABC=123, then you can use ExecStart=/path/to/app $ABC > > > I don't believe that feature existed when I first looked at systemd > but it sounds like exactly what would be needed. > > > AFAIK the first ExecStart must be a full path to the binary and cannot > > come from envvars. > > So if you have a system that has xdm, kdm and gdm all installed at the > same time, how would you choose which one to start? Likewise with > openssh and ssh, etc.
Not sure about Gentoo, but Debian and Fedora have “alternatives” subsystem, which helps in such situation. For specific case of ?DM, Fedora has hacky /etc/X11/prefdm script which is responsible for starting preffered one. -- Tomasz Torcz "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station xmpp: zdzich...@chrome.pl wagon filled with backup tapes." -- Jim Gray _______________________________________________ systemd-devel mailing list systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
