[arch-dev-public] [HEADSUP] util-linux deprecating sysvinit-tools
Hi guys, As you can see below, util-linux-24 will contain most of the tools from sysvinit-tools. I therefore intend to propose that we drop sysvinit-tools once util-linux-24 is out. If anyone have any objections or concerns, this would be the perfect time to speak up, so we can sort out any problems before the release. Cheers, Tom ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> Date: Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 3:51 PM Subject: sysvinit last, lastb, wall, mesg To: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Cc: Ondrej Oprala <ooprala@redhat.com> We have started sysvinit utils consolidation long time ago (mountpoint, utmpdump, etc.). I'd like to finish this task in v2.24. The goal is to make sysvinit[-tools] package unnecessary and maintain generic init independent commands in utils-linux (and procps). v2.24 changes: * I have merged last/lastb from sysvinit The sysvinit implementation is better than the original util-linxu code. The problem is that command line options are incompatible, so the old util-linxu version is temporary available by --enable-deprecated-last. * wall(1) from util-linux has been improved to accept a message on command line to be compatible with sysvinit implementation. * mesg(1) seems already compatible, so no change. All the commands are enabled by default now. Use --disable-{last,wall,mesg} if you don't like this decision. Thanks to Ondrej (in CC) for his help with this boring work. Karel -- Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com> http://karelzak.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Am 13.08.2013 15:59, schrieb Tom Gundersen:
Hi guys,
As you can see below, util-linux-24 will contain most of the tools from sysvinit-tools. I therefore intend to propose that we drop sysvinit-tools once util-linux-24 is out.
If anyone have any objections or concerns, this would be the perfect time to speak up, so we can sort out any problems before the release.
I think ppp uses 'pidof' in some scripts. pidof is similar to pgrep, but not quite the same. The other remaining tools (bootlogd, fstab-decode, killall5) seem to serve no purpose anymore.
Am 13.08.2013 16:06, schrieb Thomas Bächler:
Am 13.08.2013 15:59, schrieb Tom Gundersen:
Hi guys,
As you can see below, util-linux-24 will contain most of the tools from sysvinit-tools. I therefore intend to propose that we drop sysvinit-tools once util-linux-24 is out.
If anyone have any objections or concerns, this would be the perfect time to speak up, so we can sort out any problems before the release.
I think ppp uses 'pidof' in some scripts. pidof is similar to pgrep, but not quite the same. The other remaining tools (bootlogd, fstab-decode, killall5) seem to serve no purpose anymore.
Relevant thread here: http://www.freelists.org/post/procps/pidof-in-procpsng
On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Thomas Bächler <thomas@archlinux.org> wrote:
Am 13.08.2013 16:06, schrieb Thomas Bächler:
Am 13.08.2013 15:59, schrieb Tom Gundersen:
Hi guys,
As you can see below, util-linux-24 will contain most of the tools from sysvinit-tools. I therefore intend to propose that we drop sysvinit-tools once util-linux-24 is out.
If anyone have any objections or concerns, this would be the perfect time to speak up, so we can sort out any problems before the release.
I think ppp uses 'pidof' in some scripts. pidof is similar to pgrep, but not quite the same. The other remaining tools (bootlogd, fstab-decode, killall5) seem to serve no purpose anymore.
Relevant thread here:
Good to know. So it looks like procps-ng will adopt pidof, so we should wait for that before dropping sysvinit-tools completely. Cheers, Tom
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