[arch-dev-public] [PATCH] initscripts: Add a splash support

Andreas Radke a.radke at arcor.de
Sat Nov 3 12:52:48 EDT 2007


Am Sat, 3 Nov 2007 16:48:05 +0200
schrieb "Roman Kyrylych" <roman.kyrylych at gmail.com>:

> Hi!
> 
> This patch finishes the work done by dtw and iphitus for bringing an
> optional splash support to default initscripts.
> It eliminates the need for separate initscripts-splash package which
> provides/conflicts=('initscripts').
> 
> User has to install splashy or fbsplash which provide required
> mikinitcpio hooks and ${SPLASH}_wrapper script, and then use e.g.
> SPLASH="splashy" in rc.conf to enable it.
> 

-1 from me

We are not focussed to be an eyecandy distribution. There's already a
usable solution. I dislike to have another possible breaker in core.

Andy




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