[MacPorts] #25992: rsync-3.0.7_0 error activating startup item

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#25992: rsync-3.0.7_0 error activating startup item
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 Reporter:  alex@…         |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect         |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal         |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports          |     Version:  1.9.1                                
 Keywords:                 |        Port:  rsync                                
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * cc: ryandesign@… (added)
  * port:  => rsync


Comment:

 It should not be a requirement for startupitem.name to match the port
 name; the variable is exposed because ports are allowed to change it, and
 it is not expected that changing it would cause anything to break.

 I was having trouble figuring out why I don't see this problem with
 mysql5-server, which also changes startupitem.name. The problem is that
 rsync changes startupitem.name in a variant only. So in order to load or
 unload it, you have to specify the variant then too.
 {{{
 sudo port load rsync +rsyncd
 }}}
 {{{
 sudo port unload rsync +rsyncd
 }}}
 This is somewhat unexpected.

 For rsync, I might suggest that the rsyncd variant be deleted and its
 functionality be incorporated into the main part of the port. This should
 pose no problem since startup items aren't on unless turned on, and the
 only other thing it installs is a conf file which is harmless enough too.

 This problem could easily affect other ports too (any other port that sets
 startupitem.name in a variant) and the suggested resolution there might be
 the same.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/25992#comment:1>
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