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

[Varun Acharya]

James Rayner wrote:
> On Sun, November 4, 2007 04:25, Thomas Bächler wrote:
>   
>> Jason Chu schrieb:
>>     
>>>> 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 either do the work here (and it doesn't break anything
>>> for
>>> the users who don't change a thing) or we have to fight with it later in
>>> a
>>> different package that's nearly exactly the same as initscripts with
>>> only a
>>> few changes.
>>>       
>> I don't like certain details about the patch, but we should create a
>> branch in the initscripts git to finalize it all and then apply it.
>>
>> +1 from here.
>>     
>
> +1 from me. Last I saw the patch was unintrustive and wasn't complicated
> at all.
>
> The support is not activated by default, a user still needs to install
> splashy/fbsplash, etc.
>
> I see no practical reason this patch should not be included. It has no
> negative side effects, offers more, and is not complicated.
>
> Jamese
>
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+1 from me too. I agree with James. I want a nice splash once I know my 
system is running ok, and I don't want to have to struggle to get it. I 
remember trying splash from community/Aur once long time ago, and since 
it borked my system, I never wanted to get back to it. If we provide 
some kind of official support, I'm assuming a good number of users would 
be interested. So +1 for NOT activating support by default, but making 
it easy to get if required.

Varun