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Re: Server Adjustments
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Glus Xof |
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Re: Server Adjustments |
Date: |
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:01:44 +0100 |
Erik,
>> I'm developping a server application specially for GNU/Linux
>> platforms... but as I'm a little newbie using the autools, I'd need to
>> know what I can do to reach that the autotools realizes the system
>> settings & adjustments (so, in /etc/services, /etc/rc.X/...) before
>> the installation process concludes, (i.e., make install). Maybe,
>> calling to a simply Shell Script (Bash) (at the installation process,
>> of course...) would solve the problem, but... how to configure the
>> call ?.
>
> As the developer, you shouldn't have to worry about this. Rather, the
> installer should worry about it when they call ./configure, by passing
> appropriate options to configure such as --sysconfdir=/etc. Remember, not
> everyone who installs your package will have root access, so you shouldn't
> ever hard-code locations like /etc/services into your configure script
> that would typically require root privileges. Instead, by following the
> GNU Coding Standards of providing locations that default relative to
> - --prefix, but which can be overridden on a per-directory basis, you give
> the installer full freedom to fit the needs of their machine.
>
> - --
> Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Thanks a lot,
I understand.,, but what happens about /etc/init.d shell scripts (I
mean the ones which start, stop & restart servers) ? Would be
possible to get more info about the way of manage them ?
Glus
- Server Adjustments, Glus Xof, 2009/12/14
- Re: Server Adjustments, Eric Blake, 2009/12/14
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- Re: Server Adjustments, Glus Xof, 2009/12/15
- Re: Server Adjustments, William Pursell, 2009/12/15
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- Re: Server Adjustments, Bob Friesenhahn, 2009/12/15
- Re: Server Adjustments, Glus Xof, 2009/12/15
- Re: Server Adjustments, Steffen DETTMER, 2009/12/15
- Re: Server Adjustments, Alfred M. Szmidt, 2009/12/15