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| author | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2015-06-17 10:06:12 +0000 |
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| committer | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2015-06-17 10:06:12 +0000 |
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diff --git a/doc/index.html b/doc/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fc7055d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,123 @@ +<html> + <head> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en" /> + <title>s6-linux-init - tools for a Linux init system</title> + <meta name="Description" content="s6-linux-init - tools for a Linux init system" /> + <meta name="Keywords" content="s6 linux init administration root laurent bercot ska skarnet" /> + <!-- <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://skarnet.org/default.css" /> --> + </head> +<body> + +<p> +<a href="http://skarnet.org/software/">Software</a><br /> +<a href="http://skarnet.org/">skarnet.org</a> +</p> + +<h1> s6-linux-init </h1> + +<h2> What is it ? </h2> + +<p> + s6-linux-init is a set of minimalistic tools to create and manage +the init process on a Linux system - i.e. the first process created +by the kernel at boot time. +</p> + +<p> + s6-linux-init is meant to automate creation of scripts revolving +around the use of other skarnet.org tools, especially s6, in order +to provide a complete booting environment with integrated supervision +and logging without having to hand-craft all the details. +</p> + +<hr /> + +<h2> Installation </h2> + +<h3> Requirements </h3> + +<ul> + <li> A Linux-based system with a standard C development environment </li> + <li> GNU make, version 4.0 or later </li> + <li> <a href="http://skarnet.org/software/skalibs/">skalibs</a> version +2.3.5.1 or later </li> + <li> <a href="http://skarnet.org/software/execline/">execline</a> version +2.1.2.2 or later </li> + <li> <a href="http://skarnet.org/software/s6-portable-utils/">s6-portable-utils</a> version +2.0.5.0 or later </li> + <li> <a href="http://skarnet.org/software/s6-linux-utils/">s6-linux-utils</a> version +2.0.2.0 or later </li> + <li> <a href="http://skarnet.org/software/s6/">s6</a> version +2.1.4.0 or later </li> +</ul> + +<p> +When you <em>build</em> s6-linux-init, the + <a href="s6-linux-init-maker.html">s6-linux-init-maker</a> tool +is created; then you <em>run</em> that tool to create an init script, +and then you can <em>boot</em> your system on that init script. +</p> + +<p> + The listed dependencies are all <em>build-time</em> dependencies and also +<em>boot-time</em> dependencies, i.e. you need the tools installed to build +s6-linux-init and to boot your system. There are no <em>run-time</em> +dependencies, except skalibs if you linked against the shared version of +the library. +</p> + +<h3> Licensing </h3> + +<p> + s6-linux-utils is free software. It is available under the +<a href="http://opensource.org/licenses/ISC">ISC license</a>. +</p> + +<h3> Download </h3> + +<ul> + <li> The current released version of s6-linux-init is +<a href="s6-linux-init-0.0.1.0.tar.gz">0.0.1.0</a>. </li> + <li> Alternatively, you can checkout a copy of the s6-linux-init git repository: +<pre> git clone git://git.skarnet.org/s6-linux-init </pre> </li> +</ul> + +<h3> Compilation </h3> + +<ul> + <li> See the enclosed INSTALL file for installation details. </li> +</ul> + +<h3> Upgrade notes </h3> + +<ul> + <li> <a href="upgrade.html">This page</a> lists the differences to be aware of between +the previous versions of s6-linux-init and the current one. </li> +</ul> + +<hr /> + +<h2> Reference </h2> + +<h3> Commands </h3> + +<p> + All these commands exit 111 if they encounter a temporary error, and +100 if they encounter a permanent error - such as a misuse. +</p> + +<ul> +<li><a href="s6-linux-init-maker.html">The <tt>s6-linux-init-maker</tt> program</a></li> +</ul> + +<h2> Related resources </h2> + +<ul> + <li> <tt>s6-linux-init</tt> is discussed on the +<a href="http://skarnet.org/lists.html#skaware">skaware</a> mailing-list. </li> +</ul> + +</body> +</html> |