openrc service path decision

[Matthias Geiger]

On Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:19, Mark Hindley <mark at hindley.org.uk> wrote:
>Matthias,
>
>On Tue, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:17:20AM +0200, Matthias Geiger wrote:
>> Upstream merged a PR recently that will allow just that (i.e. start services
>> from basically anywhere). This also means that the path needs careful
>> consideration, because once it has been decided (and accepted in policy),
>> it's kinda set in stone forever.
>> 
>> I would like to ask for some input towards that. Right now, I would either
>> suggest usr/lib/rc/init.d or usr/libexec/rc/init.d ; leaning towards the
>> former. What are your opinions on this?
>
>Since native openrc scripts are arch independent, I would suggest
>/usr/share/rc. But I don't think I feel that strongly.
>
Right, that is a good point I haven't though about.
I think that might be closer to FHS / what debian-policy states anyway.
Unless some really weird edge case exists, this might be a better 
alternative.

best,

werdahias
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