Re: smf and rc.d

[Roy Marples <roy%marples.name@localhost>]

On 2015-09-19 21:03, Jonathan Perkin wrote:
> * On 2015-09-19 at 15:22 BST, Richard PALO wrote:
>
> > At "real" install time, INIT_SYSTEM should determine whether to
> > install the packages rc.d files to RCD_SCRIPTS_DIR or to install the
> > smf file. I believe share/examples should always have both.
>
> I don't see any merit in that.  It would add significant complexity,
> and be very fragile having to determine INIT_SYSTEM at install time.
> Where would you set it, pkg_install.conf?  Environment variable?
>
> Also, why would you want rc.d scripts when you have SMF support?  And
> what happens when we introduce launchd/systemd/etc support, do all
> those INIT_SYSTEM's get installed too even though they may be
> completely incompatible with the target system?
>
> Basically I see no advantage to doing it that way and plenty of
> drawbacks and inconsistencies.

I agree with this entirely.
There is also the case when people change init systems on a whim and 
still expect things to work without having to reinstall.

Roy