Bug#935302: insserv: bootlogd stops too early

[Tito]

On 8/25/19 6:06 PM, Dmitry Bogatov wrote:
> 
> [2019-08-23 13:11] Jesse Smith <jessefrgsmith at yahoo.ca>
>>>> @Jesse Is is possible to specify dependencies between two scripts
>>>> that both depends on $all?
>>
>> What we might consider is adding new expandable dependency variables to
>> insserv.conf. We already have things like $all, $time and $network.
>> Maybe we need another variable like $rc-local to better define when
>> scripts are supposed to run? Then bootlogd could depend on $rc-local
>> instead of $all?
> 
> I tried following,
> 
>   * add '$rc_local rc.local' into /etc/insserv.conf
>   * add 'Required-Start: $rc_local' into /etc/init.d/bootlogd
> 
> but it still causes errors from insserv(8). Did I correctly understood
> your suggestion?
> 
> Still, I think the most straightforward (from interface point of view)
> way is to add support inter-depencies between 'Required-Start: $all'
> scripts.
> 
> Handwavingly, I see following algorithm:
> 
>   * split init scripts into two groups -- ones that depends on $all and
>     ones that don't
>   * Implement topological sorting in both group, ignoring $all in first
>     group
>   * concatenate resulting ordering
> 
> Are there implementation problems, that make is unfeasible?
> 

Hi,
maybe simpler to create $last for bootlogd to be executed after all
other scripts?

$last = 1) just one instance
         2) to be executed last
         3) reserved for bootlogd
         4) unused if bootlogd is not installed

just my 0.2 cents

Ciao,
Tito