adding GNU chkconfig

Ross Cameron ross.cameron at linuxpro.co.za
Thu Nov 8 23:26:30 PST 2007


chkconfig is distribution specific to Redhat and its clones / decendants.

And wont work unless you have a Redhat like init and config system.

How is ure distribution constructed?

On Nov 8, 2007 6:37 PM, Sean Parker <supinlick at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hello -
>
>   I'm using PMC-Sierra's MIPS/Linux development board
> (MSP8510, 'Sequoia') which uses buildroot + busybox, and
> I'd like to add the chkconfig binary to the image, like
> RH9+ has (I suppose most consumer-level Linux distirbutions
> have.) But I've encountered all kinds of nasty build
> problems trying to integrate the chkconfig package into the
> buildroot/busybox configuration.
>
>   1) Does busybox come with chkconfig, or a chkconfig-like
> tool? [it doesn't seem to]
>   2) chkconfig depends on popt and gettext. Busybox seems
> to have popt, but is it intended to have gettext also?
>   3) Is there a prefered method of determining how to
> resolve dependencies between packages I'd like to include,
> and the sub-set of functionality provided by busybox?
>
>   Any clues would be much appreciated.
>
>   Cheers
>     Sean
>
>
>
>
>
> God Bless
>     Sean Parker
>
>
>
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