#198 Add section to SysV Initscripts guidelines about subsys locking
Closed: Fixed None Opened 11 years ago by spot.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts:SysVInitWithLockingSection#Careful_Handling_of_.2Fvar.2Flock.2Fsubsys.2F.3Cservice_name.3E_mechanism

The only change in this from the existing https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:SysVInitScript guidelines is the new Section 5, discussing locking.

Since Red Hat points partners to the Fedora Guidelines when they build for RHEL, they've asked for us to add this section even though Fedora is moving away from SysV Initscripts.


SysV initscript locking approved (+1:5, 0:0, -1:0)

Announce text:

A new section has been added to the SysV Initscripts section, discussing the proper use of subsys locking. Even though Fedora packages should no longer be using SysV Initscripts as a primary service mechanism, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and EPEL do. Additionally,
Red Hat points partners to the Fedora Guidelines when they build for RHEL.

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:SysVInitScript#Careful_Handling_of_.2Fvar.2Flock.2Fsubsys.2F.3Cservice_name.3E_mechanism

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7 years ago

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