[arch-general] [PATCHES] About /var/run/ and /var/lock/ checks in daemons

[Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi]

Hi people!

I interested to make Arch Linux suitable for use with a /var/run and
/var/lock that are mounted as tmpfs. But this also helps, in the case
that not mounted as tmpfs, to make more simple "purge function" for
these directories at rc.sysinit step.

In my case this is "just for fun!", but other users can be benefited by
this, for example "netbook users".

OK, i initially created rc-script patches for the packages in the extra
repo that use /var/run/program-name-directory and fails if not exists.
(these list was obtained with """ for x in $(find
/usr/share/pkgtools/lists -type f); do egrep -l "var/run/.+" $x;done """

@@NOTE@@: I will send the patches to the FL individualy per package now,
reference to this email in FL, and then copy the links to response in
this email. ;)

Please review it, thanks in advance. :)

** Actually work OK (/var/run)
  core/openswan-2.4.11-1
  core/dbus-core-1.2.4-1
  core/netcfg-2.1.2-1
  extra/consolekit-0.3.0-3


** Patched RC files (/var/run)
  extra/apache-2.2.11-2
  extra/bind-9.5.0.P2-1
  extra/clamav-0.94-1
  extra/courier-imap-4.4.1-1
  extra/courier-mta-0.60.0-1
  extra/cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-10
  extra/fetchmail-6.3.8-4
  extra/hal-0.5.11-7 (patched for policykit)
  extra/laptop-mode-tools-1.47-1
  extra/lighttpd-1.4.20-2
  extra/mpd-0.14.1-3
  extra/policykit-0.9-7 (no rc-script here, patched in hal)
  extra/samba-3.2.7-1
  extra/wicd-1.5.8-1


** Researched (/var/run)
  extra/iptraf-3.0.0-2 (Trivial patch for iptraf.c or using a
            profile.d/iptraf for creating a "iptraf()" or another solution)

  * Apparently these don't use /var/run/program-name-directory, but
        maybe a simple "mkdir" to rc-script for precaution.
    extra/bftpd-2.3-1 (The daemon uses directly /var/run/bftpd.pid)
    extra/networkmanager-0.7.0-1 (The daemon uses directly
        /var/run/NetworkManager.pid)

  extra/wesnoth-1.4.7-1 (this game don't have a rc-script for the
daemon, if run the /usr/bin/wesnothd without /var/run/wesnothd it fails,
solution: provide a rc-script)


** Pending for research (/var/run)
  community/pulseaudio-0.9.14-1
  community/ultimate-ircd-3.0.2-1
  community/xen-3.3.1-1
  community/wdm-1.28-2
  community/dspam-3.8.0-2
  community/inn-2.4.5-3
  community/gpsd-2.37-2
  community/apache13-1.3.41-3
  community/freeradius-2.1.3-1
  community/lastfmsubmitd-0.35-1
  community/selinux-pam-1.0.1-1
  community/fail2ban-0.8.3-1
  community/ircservices-5.0.62-3
  community/p3scan-2.3.2-2
  community/bind-geodns-9.4.1-1
  community/jabberd14-1.6.1.1-3


** Pending for research (/var/lock)
  core/dmraid-1.0.0.rc14-2
  extra/sane-1.0.19-2

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Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi ( djgera )
http://www.djgera.com.ar
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