On Tue, 20 Nov 2007, Casper.Dik at sun.com wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 19 Nov 2007, Bart Smaalders wrote:
>
>>> The IPS (Image Packaging System) project is working on a
>>> generic solution to the "run this at first restart" after
>>> service startup. This should be a much mor erobust solution
>>> to your problem, and provides a known context for execution.
>
> How does IPS solve the problem of things which MUST be run prior to
> the reboot? (Adding device drivers mostly)?
>
>> Ignore my rant - it's a minor frustration on the overall scale of life
>> - but please consider addressing these frustrations in the new
>> installer.
>
> But isn't the point of your rant that "adding run at boot" things will
> make some of the debugging harder?
You're right (as usual) - I had'nt thought of it like that - a clear
case of missing the forest for the trees.
> I certainly don't like "run at boot" as it also implies "must reboot";
> but that can be addressed by also allowing for "immediate scripts",
> say "if $ROOT == / && script-immediate then run now".
>
>
> The crappiest bit of "run at boot" is GNOME post run; it takes to long and
> it just generates stuff which is basically the same after each install.
>
> Casper
>
Regards,
Al Hopper Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX. al at logical-approach.com
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