Replacing rc(8) (Was: FreeBSD Boot Times)

[Mike Meyer]

On Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:01:41 +0200 (CEST)
Wojciech Puchar <wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> wrote:

> >> 1) "runlevels" with arbitrary names. runlevel change would start and stop
> >> right services.
> >
> > With a couple of additions:
> >     - it should be easy to see which services are on at a given runlevel.
> 
> already proposed in rc.conf
> 
> >     - it should be easy to see which runlevels a service is on at.
> same.

No, harder.

> > The downside is that it adding a service now becomes harder - you have
> > to edit each runlevel script instead of just one.
> i unable to understand this sentence. rc.d scripts would be exactly as 
> they currently are.

Because you're taking it out of context. You removed the counter
proposal above it.

> extra data in rc.conf would define "runlevels" at which they are active.
> doing this as currently (_enable=YES) would mean every "runlevel".

Not in the counter proposal.

> my point is that if you put new startup system in place of old, nothing 
> will change with your existing rc.conf!

Also true in the counter proposal.

     <mike
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