Debian/Ubuntu init.d script

[wiktor2200]

Hello, I needed support for Ubuntu for your great recursive version, so I create workaround.

I've written init.d script for Debian/Ubuntu systems. I modified Makefile to automatically add this script to /etc/init.d/incron and create service.

Could we merge it somehow (other branch maybe)? Or should it remain only in my repository and should I rename it something like: incron-debian-ubuntu?

Thanks in advance for your reply or some feedback :)

[wiktor2200]

Full comparison between your master and my branch: debian-ubuntu: master...wiktor2200:debian-ubuntu, so you can take a look :) If you have some ideas how to handle it, I will create pull request.

[danfruehauf]

Hi @wiktor2200, thanks for your contributions and feedback.

As for that, I think we can include the init.d file, however the extra commands in the makefile can prove problematic, as this project should be distribution-neutral. In other words, the installation of init.d scripts (or systemd units) should be done by the packager for the specific distribution. And that is something I'm saying as someone who wears the packager hat sometimes (for other packages in Fedora).

So in short, the init.d script can definitely make it in, it might be useful for anyone who wants a reference file to package it for debian/ubuntu, but the actual makefile instructions to deploy it will have to be left out. They can be included in debian/ubuntu specific documentation though.