[arch-dev-public] Updating base /etc files

[Aaron Griffin]

On 4/3/07, James <iphitus at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/4/07, Aaron Griffin <aaronmgriffin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 4/3/07, Aaron Griffin <aaronmgriffin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 3/31/07, Aaron Griffin <aaronmgriffin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > This is split from the "iputils and traceroute" discussion on
> > > > arch-dev, moving it to the public list, and splitting things out.
> > > >
> > > > The issue is that our stock /etc/services and /etc/protocols files suck.
> > > >
> > > > Here's what I'd like to do - rip these files out of the iputils
> > > > package and stick them in the 'filesystem' package.
> > > >
> > > > We can then grab updated files from NetBSD:
> > > > http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/etc/
> > > > As proposed in this bug report: http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/6194
> > >
> > > mailcap aside, I've made some package changes.
> > >
> > > see here (pacman 3 only)
> > > [phrak]
> > > Server = http://archlinux.org/~aaron/repo/
> > >
> > > Updates:
> > > filesystem
> > > * added /etc/protocols and /etc/services
> > > * added empty /srv dir
> > > * removed package specific skel files (bash and xinitrc, etc)
> > > bash
> > > * updated to patchlevel 15
> > > * added the patch level to the version number
> > > * added skel files for bashrc and bash_profile
> > > iputils
> > > * upgraded to 20070202
> > > * added in the 'traceroute' package
> > > * SUID ping, ping6, traceroute, traceroute6
> > >
> > > Still pending, related to these changes:
> > > * move skel xinitrc and xsession to xorg-xinitrc
> > > * move /etc/profile from bash to filesystem
> > > * remove PS1 from /etc/profile
> > >
> > > Lemme know if I covered it all.
> >
> > Another one.  Global message functions for use in arch scripts.... I'd
> > like to propose the following, for /usr/lib/archlinux/functions
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> >
> > . /etc/rc.conf
> >
> > if [ "$USECOLOR" = "YES" -o "$USECOLOR" = "yes" ]; then
> >     C_WARN="\033[1;33m"     # warning
> >     C_ERROR="\033[1;31m"    # error
> >     C_MSG="\033[1;32m"      # message prefix
> >     C_PLAIN="\033[1;1m"     # plain text
> >
> >     C_CLEAR="\033[1;0m"
> > fi
> >
> > normal() {
> >     echo -e "    $1"
> > }
> > plain() {
> >     echo -e "    $C_PLAIN$1$C_CLEAR"
> > }
> >
> > msg() {
> >     echo -e "$C_MSG==>$C_CLEAR $C_PLAIN$1$C_CLEAR"
> > }
> > warning() {
> >     echo -e "$C_WARN==> WARNING:$C_CLEAR $C_PLAIN$1$C_CLEAR" >&2
> > }
> > error() {
> >     echo -e "$C_ERROR==> ERROR:$C_CLEAR $C_PLAIN$1$C_CLEAR" >&2
> > }
> >
> > #### TESTING ###
> >
> > plain "hello there, this is plain"
> > msg "this is a message"
> > normal "this text is just normal"
> > warning "danger will robinson!"
> > error "you're doing it wrong!"
>
> just remember, can't move /etc/rc.d/functions to there, as some people
> have /usr/ on another partition.

Yes, I am aware.  That's why those functions are not included there.
The functions in this file are for scripts like: makepkg, srcpac, etc
etc - any bash script we have that needs output, so we get a unified
"feel" to our scripts.