Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of UnixClientPackage

Timestamp:

Apr 10, 2008, 9:11:34 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

Eric Myers

Comment:

filenames and paths in monospace.

UnixClientPackage

@@ -6 +6 @@
 == Working directory ==
 
-This is /var/lib/boinc on Fedora, but /var/lib/boinc-client on Debian.
-Can we agree on only one of these?
+This is `/var/lib/boinc` on Fedora, but `/var/lib/boinc-client` on Debian.  Can we agree on only one of these?
 
-=== config files of the core client ===
-(cc_config.xml, remote_hosts.cfg, etc.) 
+=== Configuration files for the core client ===
+These are `cc_config.xml`, `remote_hosts.cfg`, etc.) 
 Debian, for example, puts these in /etc/boinc-client/ and has appropriate symlinks in the working directory 
 
@@ -17 +16 @@
 It is [http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s10.7.2 policy in Debian] that all configuraton files must reside in `/etc` -FST
  
+That makes sense only for files which the sysadmin would edit to change configuration (like `/etc/default/boinc-client`) but not these .xml files, which are basically only saved state.  They are not really "configuration" files in the Unix sense.  -EAM
+
+
 == Executable files ==
 The proper names of these are being debated (April 2008).  If there are changes, old names can be supported for a while with soft-links.
@@ -26 +28 @@
 == init script to start/stop daemon ==
 
+   * `/etc/init.d/boinc`  or `/etc/init.d/boinc-client` ?
+
+Again, let's try to pick one name for all distros. 
+
 === config file read by the init script ===
 
+   * `/etc/default/boinc-client` on Debian
+   * `/etc/default/boinc` on Fedora
+
+Can we make these the same for both?
+
+
 == Unix 'man' pages ==
+Under `/usr/share/man/man1` the files:
+
+   *  `boinc.1`
+   *  `boinc_client.1`
+   *  `boincmgr.1`
+   *  `boinc_cmd.1`
+
+Change the names as needed to match any changes in command names.
+
 
 == bash command completion script ==