[Buildroot] [PATCH 08/20] system: with no init system, only allow custom skeleton

Arnout Vandecappelle arnout at mind.be
Sat Jul 22 21:18:53 UTC 2017



On 22-07-17 15:53, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> Ranout, All,
> 
> On 2017-07-22 15:28 +0200, Arnout Vandecappelle spake thusly:
>> On 18-07-17 19:25, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
>>> When there is no init system (i.e. a custom one), our bundled default
>>> skeleton is most probably un-fit for that (non-)init system.
>>>
>>> This will be the case when we introduce per init system skeletons. The
>>> systemd skeleton will be unfit except for a systemd init; the sysv
>>> skeleton will be unfit except for a sysv-like init system.
>>>
>>> In case they are using no init system (really, a custom one), the user
>>> should be responsible for providing their own, custom skeleton as well.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998 at free.fr>
>>
>>  NACK on this one. Our skeleton (as in, the contents of system/skeleton) is
>> already init-agnostic. If you use another init system (shell script, or no init
>> at all because you just use it as a chroot, or whatever), you will *still* need
>> that skelecton. Indeed, the skeleton contains things like the /sys and /dev
>> directories, a passwd file, ....
>>
>>  If there are things in that skeleton that you don't need for a custom init
>> system, then they probably shouldn't even be in the skeleton.
> 
> This patch is reverted later in the series, once all the types of
> skeleton are in place. I could not see how to do it sanely and cleanly
> otherwise.

 OK, in that case

Reviewed-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout at mind.be>

 I trust that you looked for a way to avoid this temporary workaround.

 Regards,
 Arnout

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