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

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

Thomas, All,

On 2017-11-03 17:17 +0100, Thomas Petazzoni spake thusly:
> On Fri, 3 Nov 2017 17:10:57 +0100, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> 
> > > 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.
> 
> I think we're not talking about the same thing. I'm not talking
> about /etc/default/foobar containing additional shell variables to
> tweak the init script behavior.
> 
> I'm talking about the configuration file read by the daemon itself
> (/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf for example).

Ah, I see, yes. In that case, the .mk should have installed a default
one, so we should not check.

So yes, the rule is that whatever should be installed by the .mk should
not be checked for by the initscript.

/me hands a lighted match to Thomas...
Kill it with fire!

Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.

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