[systemd-devel] [PATCH] core: make parsing of chkconfig headers conditional

[Michael Biebl]

2014-03-24 17:46 GMT+01:00 Michael Biebl <mbiebl at gmail.com>:
>> sysv scripts would behave the same way on all systemd installations... I
>> mean that's what we try to do after all, provide a unified interface
>> for developers...
>
> Since Debian doesn't have chkconfig, sysv init script already behave
> differently when it comes to a), so the point about having sysv init
> scripts behave the same on all systemd installations is moot.

It also needs to be pointed out that SysV init scripts are
unfortunately anything but distribution agnostic.
Be it the location, return codes, shell libraries used etc. So saying
that a given SysV init script should work and behave consistent on all
systemd installations is simple an unrealistic expectation.
The legacy SysV support should rather try to make the *existing* SysV
init scripts run as smoothly as possible.



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