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Bump version, update README and add TODO and dist: target to Makefile
Preparing for 1.0 release. Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
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@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ ROOTDIR ?= $(shell pwd)
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# Plugin directory, fall back to this directory if unset in environment
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PLUGIN_DIR ?= /lib/finit/plugins
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VERSION = 1.0-pre
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PKG = finit-$(VERSION)
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#VERSION ?= $(shell git tag -l | tail -1)
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VERSION ?= 1.0
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EXEC = finit
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PKG = $(EXEC)-$(VERSION)
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ARCHIVE = $(PKG).tar.xz
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OBJS = finit.o conf.o helpers.o signal.o svc.o plugin.o
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OBJS += strlcpy.o
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SRCS = $(OBJS:.o=.c)
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@@ -86,6 +88,11 @@ distclean: clean
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-@$(RM) $(JUNK) unittest *.o
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$(MAKE) -C plugins $@
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dist:
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@echo "Building xz tarball of $(PKG) in parent dir..."
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git archive --format=tar --prefix=$(PKG)/ $(VERSION) | xz >../$(ARCHIVE)
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@(cd ..; md5sum $(ARCHIVE) | tee $(ARCHIVE).md5)
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# Include automatically generated rules, such as:
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# uncgi.o: .../some/dir/uncgi.c /usr/include/stdio.h
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# but don't bother during clean!
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@@ -1,53 +1,60 @@
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Finit -- A reimplementation of the EeePC SysV init replacement "fastinit"
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=========================================================================
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==============================================================================
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Finit — A fast plugin-based /sbin/init replacement with service monitoring
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==============================================================================
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Finit is a reimplementation of the EeePC "fastinit" program based on its
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system calls with gaps filled with frog DNA.
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Welcome to finit!
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Finit's original purpose was to build upon the general workings of the
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EeePC fastinit and improve/optimize it for Xandros or alternative
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distributions running on the Eeepc. However, focus has now shifted to
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small embedded Linux systems and headless miniature servers with a need
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for extremely fast boot.
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This is a heavily extended version of the original /sbin/init replacement
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finit_. The original was a reimplementation of the EeePC "fastinit" daemon
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based on its system calls with gaps filled with frog DNA.
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Nevertheless, finit comes in three flavors:
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Focus of this extended version is towards small embedded Linux systems and
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headless miniature servers with a need for extremely fast boot. In such
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environments configurations rarely change and setup is rather static and
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straight forward.
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o finit-org is a replica of the Asus fastinit,
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o finit-mod is an improved drop-in replacement for fastinit, and
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o finit is a generic replacement for other systems.
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In the world of finit we write C "scripts" to boot our system, this is what
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gives the system its raw performance and the user full control.
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Finit-mod and finit (previously finit-alt) were much improved with
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patches from Metalshark.
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See the GitHub project's Wiki at https://github.com/troglobit/finit, or
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the original author's home page at http://helllabs.org/finit/ for more
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information.
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If you chose finit you know what you want, a fast boot with no hassle.
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Usage scenarios
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Features
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--------
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Finit supports the following features:
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- Service monitoring, restarting a service when it exits
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- Plugins, see example plugins/ directory. Plugins provide:
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- Optional service callbacks, should the service run/restart/stop?
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- Hooks, hook into the boot at predefined points to extend finit
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- I/O, listen to external events and control finit behaviour/services
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Most extensions and functionality not purely related to what an /sbin/init
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needs to start a system from the original finit_ has been reactored into
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plugins with either hooks or I/O demands.
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/etc/finit.conf
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---------------
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1. Provide an extremely fine tuned and fast boot on embedded systems or
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Linux distributions for the EeePC or other netbooks. (finit)
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2. Replace the original Eeepc 702 fastinit (finit-mod)
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3. Provide a reverse engineered document of the original EeePC fastinit
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implementation. (finit-org)
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Finit is distribution-specific. Currently it generates a finit-mdv
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executable for Mandriva 2008/2008.1 systems. Smurfy ported it to
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eeeXubuntu, and parts of his port have been merged to finit.
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Contrary to most script based init alternatives (SysV init_, upstart_, OpenRC_
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and the likes) finit reads its configuration from /etc/finit.conf, see the
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source code for available options, or the examples/ for a Debian 6.0 example
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configuration.
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Finit features
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--------------
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/etc/finit.d
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------------
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Finit reads configuration information from /etc/finit.conf. See the
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source code for available options.
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At the end of the boot, when networking and all services are up, finit calls
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its built-in run-parts(8) on the /etc/finit.d/ directory, akin to how the
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/ec/rc.local file works in most other inits, only finit runs a directory of
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scripts. This replaces the earlier /usr/sbin/services.sh support of the
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original finit_.
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Rebooting and halting
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Rebooting and Halting
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---------------------
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Finit handles SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 for reboot and halt, and listens to
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@@ -58,6 +65,22 @@ work.
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Debugging
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---------
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Add finit_debug to the kernel parameter line to enable trace messages
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and to run a shell after the X server.
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Add finit_debug, or --debug, to the kernel command line to enable trace
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messages. A console getty is always started, see the file finit.h for
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more useful comile-time tweaks.
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Contact
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-------
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Finit is maintained collaborativly at htps://github.com/troglobit/finit —
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please file a bug report, clone it, or send pull requests for bug fixes and
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proposed extensions, or become a co-maintainer by contacting the main author.
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Regards
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/Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
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:: _finit: http://helllabs.org/finit/
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:: _init: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/sysvinit
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:: _upstart: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/
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:: _openrc: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/openrc/
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
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* FHS changes, see http://askubuntu.com/questions/57297/why-has-var-run-been-migrated-to-run
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* Look at Erik Troan's nash linuxrc parser for more inspiration
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* Look at how to support a standard SysV init runlevel mechanism
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* Arguments to finit, like to SysV init "init q" to reload finit.conf at runtime, etc.
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* Implement initctl stop|start|reload <SVC> and service <SVC> stop|start|reload on top
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