Right, it does sound like we need a '--prepend-confdir' option instead: # read jobs+overrides from /foo, then /etc/init/ (PID 1) --prepend-confdir /foo
# read jobs+overrides from /foo, then /bar, then /etc/init/ (PID 1) --prepend-confdir /foo --prepend-confdir /bar # read jobs+overrides from /foo, then /bar, then /hello --confdir /hello --prepend-confdir /foo --prepend-confdir /bar # read jobs+overrides from /bar, then /qux, then /foo, then /bar (PID 1) --confdir /foo --prepend-confdir /bar --confdir /baz --prepend-confdir /qux # read jobs+overrides from /bar, then /qux, then the normal Session Init directories --user --prepend-confdir /bar --prepend-confdir /qux # read jobs+overrides from /bar, then /qux, then /foo, then /baz --user --confdir /foo --prepend-confdir /bar --confdir /baz --prepend-confdir /qux When booting in --debug mode, Upstart will display the directories it is reading jobs from in the order it reads those directories. However, I do wonder if -- to mimimize confusion -- we should add a further option that simply displays the list of directories that would be searched. If that option is specified anywhere on the command line, it would display the search order, then exit. Something like: $ init --prepend-confdir /foo --list-confdirs /foo /etc/init $ init --user --confdir /foo --prepend-confdir /bar --confdir /baz --prepend-confdir /qux --list-confdirs /bar /qux /foo /baz -- https://code.launchpad.net/~jamesodhunt/upstart/bug-1315060/+merge/218953 Your team Upstart Reviewers is requested to review the proposed merge of lp:~jamesodhunt/upstart/bug-1315060 into lp:upstart. -- upstart-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/upstart-devel
