Subject: [32751] net/dhcp startupitem

[Blair Zajac]

Mark,

It works fine if I use this:

startupitem.create	yes
startupitem.name	dhcpd
startupitem.executable	${prefix}/sbin/dhcpd -f
startupitem.netchange	yes

How's that?

Regards,
Blair

On Jan 13, 2008, at 12:36 PM, Blair Zajac wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> The guild says this:
>
> "startupitem.executable.  Specifies the name of the daemon to be run  
> in the background. It may have multiple arguments, but they must be  
> appropriate for a call to exec; arbitrary shell code may not be used."
>
> Should the actual daemon remain in the foreground so that the parent  
> parent process can wait() on it?  Should the daemon make a PID file  
> in a known location?
>
> The guide could expand on this a bit.
>
> Regards,
> Blair
>
> On Jan 13, 2008, at 12:11 PM, markd at macports.org wrote:
>
>> Hi Blair,
>>
>> Executable startupitems are the preferred type.  Daemondo can track  
>> pids
>> automatically and reliably restart an application if it quits.  See  
>> the
>> guide on this:
>>
>> http://guide.macports.org/#reference.startupitems
>>
>> Given how startupitem executables work, I don't see an advantage to
>> reverting to a "script" startupitem.  Or is there something I am  
>> missing
>> particular to dhcp?
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>> Log Message:
>>> -----------
>>> Use a startupitem method that uses dhcpd's PID file.
>>
>>> Modified Paths:
>>> --------------
>>>  trunk/dports/net/dhcp/Portfile
>>>
>>> Modified: trunk/dports/net/dhcp/Portfile
>>> ===================================================================
>>> --- trunk/dports/net/dhcp/Portfile      2008-01-13 03:07:29 UTC (rev
>>> 32750)
>>> +++ trunk/dports/net/dhcp/Portfile      2008-01-13 03:35:29 UTC (rev
>>> 32751)
>>> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
>>>
>>> name                   dhcp
>>> version                        3.1.0
>>> -revision               1
>>> +revision               2
>>> categories             net
>>> description            ISC dhcpd server
>>> long_description       ISC's Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
>>> Distribution \
>>> @@ -40,8 +40,9 @@
>>> configure.pre_args
>>>
>>> startupitem.create     yes
>>> -startupitem.name       dhcpd
>>> -startupitem.executable ${prefix}/sbin/dhcpd
>>> +startupitem.start      "${prefix}/sbin/dhcpd"
>>> +startupitem.restart    "/bin/kill -HUP \$(/bin/cat
>>> ${prefix}/var/run/dhcpd.pid)"
>>> +startupitem.stop       "/bin/kill -15 \$(/bin/cat
>>> ${prefix}/var/run/dhcpd.pid)"
>>
>
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