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Autor: onefang
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Para: dng
Assunto: Re: [DNG] New goodies from systemd
On 2023-07-31 12:48:46, Marjorie Roome via Dng wrote:
> Hi tito,
>
> On Fri, 2023-07-28 at 22:20 +0200, tito via Dng wrote:
> > Hi,
> > A new, official systemd release (254) has just been tagged:
> >
> >  * Support for System V service scripts is now deprecated and will be
> >    removed in a future release. Please make sure to update your
> > software
> >    *now* to include a native systemd unit file instead of a legacy
> >    System V script to retain compatibility with future systemd
> > releases.
> >
> > A wonderful excuse to remove the last init scripts from packages.
> >
> Since when has systemd had any authority over anyone but systemd?
>
> I can see that the systemd developers can ask that developers of daemon
> programs include a systemd service file but surely they have no
> authority to insist that developers not include sysV or runit scripts
> for packaging if they so choose?
>
> Though I suppose that MS or Redhat developers would have to comply.
>
> As to how we fill in the gaps - obviously we already have orphan-
> sysvinit-scripts - we also have sysd2v.sh
> ( https://github.com/RosstheRoss/sysd2v/blob/main/README.md and
> https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/sysvinit.git/tree/contrib/sysd2v.sh
> )
> which can generate sysVinit scripts from simple systemd service files.


Ah so I don't have to resurrect my urunlevel project to add that
functionality. Good to know. Thanks Marjorie.

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