[csw-maintainers] SMF integration for package that misses a startup script

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Maciej,

Am 12.03.2012 um 19:01 schrieb Maciej (Matchek) Bliziński:
> I'm working on packaging a daemon for which there is no startup script
> available upstream. Which way should I go:
> 
> - write my own from scratch
> - steal and port a script from another distribution
> - use some kind of a gold standard template if we have one around
> - write my own SMF manifest in XML
> 
> Any recommendations?

Contrary to Ben and Peter I would go with a custom manifest only if possible.
I suggest using "manifold" which generates xml manifests on-the-fly. As we are
more and more approaching Solaris 10 only / 11 it may be useful to integrate
automatic SMF generation without having a boilerplate RC script.


Best regards

  -- Dago

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