From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from monster.unsafe.ru ([195.18.34.9]:51904 "EHLO mail.unsafe.ru" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752390Ab2KNLNK (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:13:10 -0500 Message-ID: <50A37AD8.6060601@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:04:56 +0400 From: Alexey Gladkov MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Karel Zak CC: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: vlock command References: <20121114103509.GD1835@x2.net.home> In-Reply-To: <20121114103509.GD1835@x2.net.home> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 14.11.2012 14:35, Karel Zak wrote: > > vlock(1) - Virtual Console lock program > > This nice and small program used by admins on machines with consoles > only. Unfortunately it has inactive upstream(s). > > The original upstream for vlock-1.3 at > > ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin/ > > is inactive for years. There is also new upstream at > > http://freecode.com/projects/vlock > http://repo.or.cz/w/vlock.git > > but this also seems inactive and from my point of view vlock-2.x is > over-engineering rhapsody (glib, plug-ins, dependences resolver, > external scripts etc.) > > What about to merge vlock-1.3 into utils-linux? It's 630 lines of code > (including unnecessary non-PAM code). > > Comments & Objections? > We have another version of vlock, which is being supported by Dmitry V. Levin. http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/vlock.git Some time ago, I have merged this version in kbd project: http://git.altlinux.org/people/legion/packages/kbd.git?p=kbd.git;a=tree;f=src/vlock;h=92419b98175d215a71f83bfb06b409daa97b13c4;hb=768b8c314e1d3c465d895b206da4aa4543914d1d I have a collection of utilities for manipulation in console (openvt, chvt, deallocvt ...) I consider logical to have the utility for terminal blocking. What do you think ? -- Rgrds, legion