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authorWilliam Hubbs <w.d.hubbs@gmail.com>2013-12-21 14:51:11 -0600
committerWilliam Hubbs <w.d.hubbs@gmail.com>2013-12-29 22:57:31 -0600
commit3470eda3f5cea437a6de132b1ead3f27effd3902 (patch)
treed360366f33bad25da13ff204c5ade7ce29098255 /README
parentc096ad63caba72684010f446ecee87751da78e65 (diff)
Rename runscript to openrc-run
This was requested by Debian, because the minicom software, which is available on Debian and other distros, has a binary named runscript. We are keeping a backward compatibility symlink for now, but this allows Debian or any other distro to safely remove the symlink. X-Gentoo-Bug: 494220 X-Gentoo-Bug-URL: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=494220
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@@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ As of OpenRC-0.12, the net.* scripts, originally from Gentoo Linux, have
been removed. If you need these scripts, look for a package called
netifrc, which is maintained by them.
-As of OpenRC-0.13, the /sbin/rc binary has been renamed /sbin/openrc.
-There is a /sbin/rc symbolic link in place currently in case you are
-still using the old name. However, it is strongly advised that you
-migrate your system to the new name.
+As of OpenRC-0.13, two binaries have been renamed due to naming
+conflicts with other software. The /sbin/rc binary was renamed to
+/sbin/openrc, and /sbin/runscript was renamed to /sbin/openrc-run.
+
+Backward compatible symbolic links are currently in place so your
+system will keep working if you are using the old names; however, it is
+strongly advised that you migrate to the new names.
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