On Sat, 7 Jul 2018 20:39:10 -0300 Jesse Smith <jsm...@resonatingmedia.com> wrote:
> Today I pushed new code to the git "2.91" branch which makes init (and > its associated tools) write the current runlevel to a log file > (/var/run/runlevel). Having this information here, as well as in utmp, > lets us check/confirm the current runlevel on systems that do not > support utmp. This should come in handy on platforms like FreeBSD and > Linux distros that use the musl C library. Ah, very nice. I have been waiting this change, I will download the tarball from git for testing, tomorrow. > That's the theory anyway. :) I have tested it on my own machines by > booting and then deleting the /var/run/utmp file to confirm the halt, > reboot and runlevel tools could still properly detect the current > runlevel. > > So far the change is working for me and I'm no longer getting errors > from halt/reboot when utmp does not exist. I'd like to get feedback on > whether this change is working for others. I had to update our > Makefile a bit with the new code and want to make sure nothing got > broken in the process. > > - Jesse >
