[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] dhcpcd: add SysV start-up script

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

Thomas, All,

On 2017-11-02 23:23 +0100, Thomas Petazzoni spake thusly:
> On Thu, 2 Nov 2017 23:18:47 +0100, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> > >  - Same for the configuration file: I prefer a loud error than an init
> > >    script that ignores the problem.  
> > 
> > Agreed, too.
> > 
> > However:
> > 
> >   - if the config file is mandatory, then this should be a failure.
> > 
> >   - if the config file is optional, then it missing should be silently
> >     ignored and the service started nonetheless.
> 
> So you want explicitly handling for the "missing configuration file"
> situation in the init script?
> 
> I wanted to avoid explicit handling, and just let the daemon whine (or
> not) if its config file is missing.

The idea is that the script contains sensible defaults, but scans an
optional file (e.g. /etc/default.d/my-daemon.conf) that a user can
provide to override the defaults.

IIRC, that's what was discussed and concluded a while ago (2 years?).

I would like that users can change the behaviour of a service without
having to sed/replace the init script.

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

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