[NBLUG/talk] executables to run at boot

[Sean]

Well, I got the system to attempt to load the software, but the error
message states that it cannot find the configuration files. I looked
at several examples on two gentoo machines, and I do not see a
standard way of defining where the config files are found.

Is this possible, or have I hit a brick wall because I don't know the
exact code required to call the configs properly?

Sean


On 7/25/06, Tim C. Lewis <tclewis at oreilly.com> wrote:
>
> you should either write your own /etc/init.d/ script to start/stop your
> program, using /etc/init.d/vixie-cron as a template for it, or if you just
> want it started on boot but don't care about stopping/restarting it with
> gentoo scripts, you can just add the program command to
> /etc/conf.d/local.start, and make sure local starts during the bootup
> sequence:
> rc-update add local default
>
> -tcl.
>
>
> On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, Sean wrote:
>
> > Well, I tried what you suggested with rc-update, and that program does
> > what I was doing manually. If a script is in init.d, then you use
> > rc-update to assign it to a runlevel.
> >
> > This is a binary, though, and not a script. So, just to clarify, I
> > should use vixie-cron to run it on startup?
> >
> > Sean
> >
> > On 7/25/06, Sean <seanvanco at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>  Thanks for the reminder. I used rc-update the other week, now that you
> >>  mention it.
> >>
> >>  On 7/25/06, Tim C. Lewis <tclewis at oreilly.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >  /etc/init.d/whatever should be a script calling #!/sbin/runscript.
> >> >  the actual binary (if compiled) program should be in some normal system
> >> >  location like /usr/sbin/.  you can add the "whatever" service to default
> >> >  or boot runlevels with rc-update:
> >> >  rc-update show;
> >> >  rc-update add whatever default;
> >> >
> >> >  for /etc/init.d/ file format, any of the ones in there already can serve
> >> >  as an example.  if you have xinetd installed, its runscript script is
> >> >  pretty simple on gentoo.  vixie-cron is another simple one.
> >> >
> >> >  -tcl.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >  On Tue, 25 Jul 2006, Sean wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >  I am still somewhat new to Gentoo, and I have come accross a situation
> >> > >  where I must install software that was originally inteded for another
> >> > >  version (i.e. RedHat w/ kernel 2.4). I believe I have found what I
> >> > >  need to do, but I need to double-ckeck my research.
> >> > >
> >> > >  In order to have a program run at boot, I place the binary file in
> >> > >  /etc/init.d, and then a symbolic link from /etc/runlevels/boot (or
> >> > >  default) pointing to the binary file.
> >> > >
> >> > >  Is this the proper way to handle it? My need to do this came from
> >> > >  ./INSTALL attempting to configure the rc.d folders and permissions, so
> >> > >  I need to set it up manually.
> >> > >
> >> > >  Also, I am getting the errors "cannot execute binary file" and "...has
> >> > >  syntax errors in it; not executing". Is that due to the fact that the
> >> > >  file was compiled for another system? I read that it is possible to
> >> > >  cross-compile, and I wanted to get you opinion.
> >> > >
> >> > >  Thank you for your assistance.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >  Sean
> >> > >
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