Aki Tuomi
2016-Feb-22 07:14 UTC
To what extent does/will Dovecot depend on systemd? was systemd changes...
On 21.02.2016 19:10, Steve Litt wrote:> On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 10:03:15 +0100 > Thomas Leuxner <tlx at leuxner.net> wrote: > > [snip] > >> https://github.com/dovecot/core/commit/53cc71cae88ee81fd7eae47aed743496f8c884a2 > [snip] > >> The PID-File seems to be expected under yet another sub-dir >> of /var/run/dovecot. > I wasn't aware that any Dovecot functionalities have become dependent > on systemd. Is this discussion simply about the unit file and PID file > location for Dovecot under systemd's process manager, or is Dovecot > starting to acquire systemd dependencies that will make it difficult to > run without systemd in the future? > > Thanks, > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > February 2016 featured book: The Key to Everyday Excellence > http://www.troubleshooters.com/keyWe do not depend on systemd, but unit files are provided and automatically installed if enabled. Aki
Noel Butler
2016-Feb-22 11:31 UTC
To what extent does/will Dovecot depend on systemd? was systemd changes...
On 22/02/2016 17:14, Aki Tuomi wrote:> On 21.02.2016 19:10, Steve Litt wrote: >> On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 10:03:15 +0100 >> Thomas Leuxner <tlx at leuxner.net> wrote: >> >> [snip] >> >>> https://github.com/dovecot/core/commit/53cc71cae88ee81fd7eae47aed743496f8c884a2 >> [snip] >> >>> The PID-File seems to be expected under yet another sub-dir >>> of /var/run/dovecot. >> I wasn't aware that any Dovecot functionalities have become dependent >> on systemd. Is this discussion simply about the unit file and PID file >> location for Dovecot under systemd's process manager, or is Dovecot >> starting to acquire systemd dependencies that will make it difficult >> to >> run without systemd in the future? >> >> Thanks, >> >> SteveT >> >> Steve Litt >> February 2016 featured book: The Key to Everyday Excellence >> http://www.troubleshooters.com/key > We do not depend on systemd, but unit files are provided and > automatically installed if enabled. > > AkiThat's excellent news, because hell will freeze over before systemd is introduced to official slackware releases -- If you have the urge to reply to all rather than reply to list, you best first read http://members.ausics.net/qwerty/
Steve Litt
2016-Feb-22 16:00 UTC
To what extent does/will Dovecot depend on systemd? was systemd changes...
On Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:14:08 +0200 Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at dovecot.fi> wrote:> On 21.02.2016 19:10, Steve Litt wrote: > > On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 10:03:15 +0100 > > Thomas Leuxner <tlx at leuxner.net> wrote: > > > > [snip] > > > >> https://github.com/dovecot/core/commit/53cc71cae88ee81fd7eae47aed743496f8c884a2 > > [snip] > > > >> The PID-File seems to be expected under yet another sub-dir > >> of /var/run/dovecot. > > I wasn't aware that any Dovecot functionalities have become > > dependent on systemd. Is this discussion simply about the unit file > > and PID file location for Dovecot under systemd's process manager, > > or is Dovecot starting to acquire systemd dependencies that will > > make it difficult to run without systemd in the future? > > > > Thanks, > > > > SteveT > > > > Steve Litt > > February 2016 featured book: The Key to Everyday Excellence > > http://www.troubleshooters.com/key > We do not depend on systemd, but unit files are provided and > automatically installed if enabled. > > AkiThanks Aki, This was what I hoped to hear. SteveT Steve Litt February 2016 featured book: The Key to Everyday Excellence http://www.troubleshooters.com/key
Dave McGuire
2016-Feb-22 17:22 UTC
To what extent does/will Dovecot depend on systemd? was systemd changes...
On 02/22/2016 06:31 AM, Noel Butler wrote:>>>> https://github.com/dovecot/core/commit/53cc71cae88ee81fd7eae47aed743496f8c884a2 >>>> >>> [snip] >>> >>>> The PID-File seems to be expected under yet another sub-dir >>>> of /var/run/dovecot. >>> I wasn't aware that any Dovecot functionalities have become dependent >>> on systemd. Is this discussion simply about the unit file and PID file >>> location for Dovecot under systemd's process manager, or is Dovecot >>> starting to acquire systemd dependencies that will make it difficult to >>> run without systemd in the future? >>> >>> February 2016 featured book: The Key to Everyday Excellence >>> http://www.troubleshooters.com/key >> We do not depend on systemd, but unit files are provided and >> automatically installed if enabled. > > That's excellent news, because hell will freeze over before systemd is > introduced to official slackware releasesOr Solaris, for that matter. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA