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

[Daniel Isenmann]

On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 17:59:21 +0100
Tobias Powalowski <t.powa at gmx.de> wrote:

> Am Samstag, 3. November 2007 schrieb Damir Perisa:
> > Saturday 03 November 2007, Andreas Radke wrote:
> >  | 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.
> >
> > -1 from me too
> >
> > why is a separate initscripts-splash pkg a bad thing? for those who
> > want to play with it, let them, but do not make the initscripts more
> > complex as it should be.
> >
> > - D
> 
> -1 from me too, eye candy for having more trouble is not worth for.
> and also it makes it more complex
> 
> greetings
> tpowa

-1 from me, too. I dislike the idea to make it more complex just for
eyecandy.

Daniel