peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) (09/02/90)
The code for handling the monitors directory was nice. So...
Just a couple of things I've done to make it more convenient to configure
stuff under 2.0. I was already quite pleased with the test for and execution
of "s:user-startup" to keep "s:startup-sequence" clean. I've created a user
startup file that looks like:
.bra {
.ket }
echo "User configuration 1 Sep 90"
list >ram:t/rc-temp s:rc/#?.rc nohead lformat="execute %s%s"
execute ram:t/rc-temp
echo "Completed user configuration"
Then in s:rc:
Directory "System2.0:S/rc" on Friday 01-Sep-78
work.rc 92 ----rwed Today 20:48:07
dmcs.rc 77 ----rwed Today 20:48:22
tetrix.rc 69 ----rwed Today 20:48:40
manx.bak 294 ----rwed Today 20:56:46
uucp.rc 568 ----rwed Today 20:56:55
manx.rc 307 ----rwed Today 21:02:30
6 files - 13 blocks used
As an example, s:rc/uucp.rc:
.bra {
.ket }
;
; Matt Dillon's UUCP setup
;
;
; TMP: is used by DCron
if exists work:uucp
echo "Installing UUCP assignments"
stack 8192
assign UUCP: work:uucp
Assign TMP: ram:
Assign UUSPOOL: UUCP:Spool
Assign UULIB: UUCP:Lib
Assign UUMAIL: UUCP:Mail
Assign UUNEWS: UUCP:News
Assign UUPUB: UUCP:Pub
Assign UUPUBW: UUCP:Pub
Assign Getty: UUCP:Lib
Assign UUMan: UUCP:man
mount null:
mount uuser:
path uucp:c add
echo "Starting Getty and DCron"
run >nil: <nil: Getty -B1200 -Mh -7
wait 4
run >nil: <nil: dcron T:dcron.log
endif
Now if this could be set up in the default 2.x configuration it'd become a
snap to install programs. People would still have to edit mountlist, but
that isn't order dependent.
--
Peter da Silva. `-_-'
<peter@sugar.hackercorp.com>.rosenber@ra.abo.fi (Robin Rosenberg INF) (09/03/90)
>The code for handling the monitors directory was nice. So... > >Just a couple of things I've done to make it more convenient to configure >stuff under 2.0. I was already quite pleased with the test for and execution >of "s:user-startup" to keep "s:startup-sequence" clean. I've created a user >startup file that looks like: > [...[ >Now if this could be set up in the default 2.x configuration it'd become a >snap to install programs. People would still have to edit mountlist, but >that isn't order dependent. I'd say the WBStartup drawer is quite nice. Just drag an icon into it and the icon will be executed when the machine boots. This also works for script files if they have an icon with default tool=iconx Second, there is really no need for the user to edit mount lists if the installation scripts and mountlists are supplied by the developer of the software. It's not necessary to have all mount list entries in the same file. Used like: "mount null: from devs:null.mountlist". -------------- Robin Rosenberg
peter@sugar.hackercorp.com (Peter da Silva) (09/10/90)
In article <ROSENBER.90Sep3010509@ra.abo.fi> rosenber@ra.abo.fi (Robin Rosenberg INF) writes: > I'd say the WBStartup drawer is quite nice. Just drag an icon into > it and the icon will be executed when the machine boots. This also > works for script files if they have an icon with default tool=iconx That's when workbench starts up. That's nice, too, but one might want to run without Workbench (not as important as on the 1000, when the WB used a significant fraction of system RAM, but possible). I mean, why did they bother with user-startup then? -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' <peter@sugar.hackercorp.com>.
d87-khd@sm.luth.se (Karl-Gunnar Hultland) (09/11/90)
In article <ROSENBER.90Sep3010509@ra.abo.fi> rosenber@ra.abo.fi (Robin Rosenberg INF) writes: > >I'd say the WBStartup drawer is quite nice. Just drag an icon into >it and the icon will be executed when the machine boots. This also >works for script files if they have an icon with default tool=iconx > There's another problem regarding the WBStartup drawer I don't know in what ORDER the programs are run, which in some cases can be crucial. Karl --- Karl Hultland,(d87-khd@sm.luth.se) University of Lulea,Sweden Egoist: a person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me. - A. Bierce
peter@cbmvax.commodore.com (Peter Cherna) (09/12/90)
In article <1083@tau.sm.luth.se> Karl-Gunnar Hultland <d87-khd@tau.luth.se> writes: >There's another problem regarding the WBStartup drawer > >I don't know in what ORDER the programs are run, which in some >cases can be crucial. You can add the STARTPRI=n tooltype to things in the startup drawer, which guarantees that they will be executed in your desired order. Poof done. > Karl >--- > >Karl Hultland,(d87-khd@sm.luth.se) Peter -- Peter Cherna, Software Engineer, Commodore-Amiga, Inc. {uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!peter peter@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com My opinions do not necessarily represent the opinions of my employer. "Very strange... the window is broken on both sides."