Re: /etc/runit vs /etc/sv vs /usr/share (Debian)

[Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org>]

On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 02:54:09PM +0100, Gilles wrote:
> The "runit" documentation on the web site seems to
> recommend to install the service directory below
> "/etc/runit", while the new "runit-services" (for

I don't think it recommends it, but puts the default getty-5 service
directory in there, yes.

> Debian) installs them in "/etc/sv".
> Why the difference?

/etc/runit/ also is the place for the stage 1,2,3 scripts, and the magic
files stopit, reboot, ctrlaltdel.  I don't think it's a good place to
put the service directories.  Initially I thought they should just go
into /etc/, but in the style of the new sv program, I decided to now
recommend the /etc/sv/ directory.  I'm in the progress of moving the
getty-? service directories and other (such as provided by socklog-run,
bcron-run, twoftpd-run, ...) into /etc/sv/ too.

After all it's just personal preference.  I prefer to have the service's
configuration (including run scripts) and logs all accessible through a
single directory, now /etc/sv/<service>/.

/usr/share/ should be good for examples or template service directories,
but for actual use, they should be somewhere in /etc/, where
configuration files usually belong.

Regards, Gerrit.