eselect rc / rc-config looks broken with 'app-admin/eselect-1.4.29'. # eselect rc show default Status of init scripts in runlevel "default" /usr/share/eselect/modules/rc.eselect: line 71: service_stopping: command not found ... (same output line repeated 5 times for any service in default runlevel.) See also the report on reddit -- URL above. https://www.reddit.com/r/Gentoo/comments/1jc3ahe/eselect_rc_error/ Reproducible: Always Portage 3.0.67 (python 3.12.9-final-0, default/linux/amd64/23.0/no-multilib, gcc-14, glibc-2.40-r8, 6.12.16-gentoo-docker x86_64) ================================================================= System Settings ================================================================= System uname: Linux-6.12.16-gentoo-docker-x86_64-Intel-R-_Core-TM-_i7-4702MQ_CPU_@_2.20GHz-with-glibc2.40 KiB Mem: 16109828 total, 11267516 free KiB Swap: 16777212 total, 16777212 free Timestamp of repository gentoo: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 13:18:41 +0000 Head commit of repository gentoo: d2025acb1869f5dfbbff8f4c5ccd4e5b83e05009 Timestamp of repository php-overlay: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 13:08:27 +0000 Head commit of repository php-overlay: 129342c465756e5d949ac04a60c7694f37c4304c Timestamp of repository guru: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 10:48:19 +0000 Head commit of repository guru: 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I have to wonder why this eselect module even exists. People should just use OpenRC commands directly.
(In reply to Mike Gilbert from comment #1) > I have to wonder why this eselect module even exists. People should just use > OpenRC commands directly. Sure, but: # ls -l $(which rc-config) lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 Mar 9 21:23 /usr/bin/rc-config -> eselect
(In reply to sphakka from comment #2) My point stands: I don't understand why rc-config/rc.eselect exists. The functionality is already provided by the rc-status, rc-service, and rc-update commands provided by OpenRC. I would suggest dropping rc-config/rc.eselect from app-admin/eselect.
Patches are welcome.
When navi and I discussed this briefly, I think we agreed it should probably go.
(In reply to Ulrich Müller from comment #4) > Patches are welcome. To elaborate on this, the rc.eselect module predates OpenRC, i.e. it already existed when I took over as eselect maintainer in 2009. I've done a minimum of maintenance to make the module work (see bug 180966, for example) and to keep it working with OpenRC. Going forward, I see three possible options: - The rc module gets a dedicated maintainer who is familiar with OpenRC internals. In this case, it should presumably be removed from eselect proper and moved to its own package. - We keep going with the bug-fixing mode that has worked (maybe just barely) for th e past years. I am happy to accept patches. - We drop the module altogether. I that case, I want to ask whether OpenRC itself provides all functionality of the module?
> - We drop the module altogether. I that case, I want to ask whether OpenRC > itself provides all functionality of the module? out of the eselect rc actions: add, delete, list -> rc-update show -> rc-status start, stop, reload, pause -> rc-service the only thing to note is the api is different for rc-service: `eselect rc <start|stop|restart|reload> $service` is `rc-service $service [command ...]` meaning you can't start/stop/restart multiple services with one command, the other commands have pretty similar syntax to the eselect module
Created attachment 921591 [details, diff] Patch for rc.eselect @sphakka: Does attached patch fix the problem for you?
(In reply to Ulrich Müller from comment #8) > Created attachment 921591 [details, diff] [details, diff] > Patch for rc.eselect > > @sphakka: Does attached patch fix the problem for you? Yeah, it works, thanks!
So I'll fix this bug, but also add a deprecation warning that rc-update, rc-service and rc-status should be used instead of rc.eselect. Then we can phase out the module after some transition time. (Unless there would be massive protests against removal, in which case I would reconsider but also ask the protesters to take over maintenance.)
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/eselect.git/commit/?id=3bd8467f3b942e550d13efe7a98a230c7436d2a5 commit 3bd8467f3b942e550d13efe7a98a230c7436d2a5 Author: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2025-03-22 05:39:51 +0000 Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2025-03-22 05:39:51 +0000 Fix PATH in rc module * modules/rc.eselect (show_script_status): Add /usr/libexec/rc/bin to PATH. Display the correct status. Bug 951499. Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/951499 Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> ChangeLog | 5 +++++ modules/rc.eselect | 11 ++++++----- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=c1965f2c3022ad7d7a82d73f0c2817f41deff161 commit c1965f2c3022ad7d7a82d73f0c2817f41deff161 Author: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2025-03-22 12:16:03 +0000 Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2025-03-22 14:15:49 +0000 app-admin/eselect: add 1.4.30 Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/951499 Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> app-admin/eselect/Manifest | 1 + app-admin/eselect/eselect-1.4.30.ebuild | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 62 insertions(+)
