On Tue, Nov 08, 2022 at 10:23:23AM +0000, Stuart Henderson wrote:
> On 2022/11/07 23:54, Theo de Raadt wrote:
> > Klemens Nanni <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > > I know this makes rc(8) a bit noisier but it really does improve my
> > > > (for want of a better term) "user experience" as I wait for my machine
> > > > to boot.
> > >
> > > I like this and it doesn't add more **lines** to the boot log, but maybe
> > > print library names without versions to reduces noise?
> >
> > Only if it is the short names.
>
> No need for the .so really either. ld.so libc libcrypto is enough.
Yes, but that needs a little more shell tweaking as ${_lib%%.*} will
turn "ld.so" into "ld", so I suggested a simple middle ground before
blowing up the diff...
>
> > But I am not sure people need to see this detail. It just takes a bit
> > of time. How does knowing what steps are being taken help...
>
> Sometimes it's a bit of time, sometimes it's a _lot_ of time until
> people get a new computer or raid battery or something and it's less
> annoying if you can see _some_ progress.
That and it just goes well in line with how rc.d scripts are printed.
