[Buildroot] [PATCH 08/20] system: with no init system, only allow custom skeleton

[Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>]

Arnout,  All,

On 2017-07-22 23:18 +0200, Arnout Vandecappelle spake thusly:
> On 22-07-17 15:53, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> > Ranout, All,
> > 
> > On 2017-07-22 15:28 +0200, Arnout Vandecappelle spake thusly:
> >> On 18-07-17 19:25, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> >>> When there is no init system (i.e. a custom one), our bundled default
> >>> skeleton is most probably un-fit for that (non-)init system.
> >>>
> >>> This will be the case when we introduce per init system skeletons. The
> >>> systemd skeleton will be unfit except for a systemd init; the sysv
> >>> skeleton will be unfit except for a sysv-like init system.
> >>>
> >>> In case they are using no init system (really, a custom one), the user
> >>> should be responsible for providing their own, custom skeleton as well.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
> >>
> >>  NACK on this one. Our skeleton (as in, the contents of system/skeleton) is
> >> already init-agnostic. If you use another init system (shell script, or no init
> >> at all because you just use it as a chroot, or whatever), you will *still* need
> >> that skelecton. Indeed, the skeleton contains things like the /sys and /dev
> >> directories, a passwd file, ....
> >>
> >>  If there are things in that skeleton that you don't need for a custom init
> >> system, then they probably shouldn't even be in the skeleton.
> > 
> > This patch is reverted later in the series, once all the types of
> > skeleton are in place. I could not see how to do it sanely and cleanly
> > otherwise.
> 
>  OK, in that case
> 
> Reviewed-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be>

Thanks.

>  I trust that you looked for a way to avoid this temporary workaround.

I tried, but I could not see a simple, clean and quick solution...

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

>  Regards,
>  Arnout
> 
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