Suggestion for new (set of) network init scripts in crux.
Hello everybody, i'd like to suggest a new way of configuring your network in crux. The reason I do that is, because there are virtually no net-configfiles "per se" in crux by default (or out-of-the-box, so to speak). If an average user wants to configure his networking, he actually is configuring a (quite very important) init script of the system. IMHO, I just dont like the thought of touching a initscript. I think initscripts should be treated write-once (or fire-and-forget.). Well, I broke it down a little bit on my system and now I want to hear the opinions of the crux-users/devs. Where is the room for improvements? First of, here's the new init scripts with a few self-explanatory config-files: http://rapidshare.com/files/76614639/netinitscripts.tar.bz2.html Everybody who can read bash/sh will understand them, since I tried to keep them as simple as I could. Extract them somewhere with "tar xjpf ...". (The "p" in the tar's options there is of special importance!) You only need to put the new "net" script in your SERVICES@/etc/rc.conf, since all the other (/new) scripts "net.dhcp", "net.lo" and "net.static" are started by the new "net" init script. (However, you may aswell put SERVICES=(net.lo net.static net.dhcp foo bar...) instead...) As I said, they are self-explanatory, so what you think? Thanks & bye, olaf_ -- You Rock! Your E-Mail Should Too! Signup Now at Rock.com and get 250MB of Storage! http://webmail.rock.com/signup/
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:53:02 +0100 Johann Van der Smut wrote:
Hello everybody,
i'd like to suggest a new way of configuring your network in crux. The reason I do that is, because there are virtually no net-configfiles "per se" in crux by default (or out-of-the-box, so to speak).
If an average user wants to configure his networking, he actually is configuring a (quite very important) init script of the system. IMHO, I just dont like the thought of touching a initscript. I think initscripts should be treated write-once (or fire-and-forget.).
Well, I broke it down a little bit on my system and now I want to hear the opinions of the crux-users/devs. Where is the room for improvements?
First of, here's the new init scripts with a few self-explanatory config-files: http://rapidshare.com/files/76614639/netinitscripts.tar.bz2.html
Everybody who can read bash/sh will understand them, since I tried to keep them as simple as I could. Extract them somewhere with "tar xjpf ...". (The "p" in the tar's options there is of special importance!)
You only need to put the new "net" script in your SERVICES@/etc/rc.conf, since all the other (/new) scripts "net.dhcp", "net.lo" and "net.static" are started by the new "net" init script. (However, you may aswell put SERVICES=(net.lo net.static net.dhcp foo bar...) instead...)
As I said, they are self-explanatory, so what you think?
Thanks & bye, olaf_
A couple of suggestions: Merging the /etc/network files into /etc/rc.conf as arrays, merging the net.* files into net as functions doing certain tasks. That way you can put it all together in only two files, much more self-contained. However, I'm not a CRUX developer, so, these are just how I'd do this. Personally, I prefer the minimalist simplicity of just modifying the /etc/rc.d/net script, it centralises everything in one file. -- ~predatorfreak GnuPG Public key: http://pred.dcaf-security.org/dcafsec-pub-gpgkey.asc
"Johann Van der Smut" <hollandhasser@rock.com> wrote:
Hello everybody,
i'd like to suggest a new way of configuring your network in crux. The reason I do that is, because there are virtually no net-configfiles "per se" in crux by default (or out-of-the-box, so to speak).
If an average user wants to configure his networking, he actually is configuring a (quite very important) init script of the system. IMHO, I just dont like the thought of touching a initscript. I think initscripts should be treated write-once (or fire-and-forget.).
I strongly disagree. I like the current approach.
[...] First of, here's the new init scripts with a few self-explanatory config-files: http://rapidshare.com/files/76614639/netinitscripts.tar.bz2.html
Please attach the files instead of hiding it in an external source.
[...] As I said, they are self-explanatory, so what you think?
It is not an improvement. You end up with a configuration system similar to other distributions. I do not like these systems. -- Matthias-Christian Ott
* Johann Van der Smut (hollandhasser@rock.com) wrote:
(...) If an average user wants to configure his networking, he actually is configuring a (quite very important) init script of the system. IMHO, I just dont like the thought of touching a initscript. (...) As I said, they are self-explanatory, so what you think?
* crux.nu website (http://crux.nu) wrote:
CRUX is a lightweight, i686-optimized Linux distribution targeted at experienced Linux users.
kind regards, Thomas Penteker -- The Internet is being scanned for viruses.
participants (4)
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Brett Goulder -
Johann Van der Smut -
Matthias-Christian Ott -
Thomas Penteker