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diff --git a/DISTRO_PORTING b/DISTRO_PORTING new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..99c652c774 --- /dev/null +++ b/DISTRO_PORTING @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +Porting systemd To New Distributions + +HOWTO: + You need to make the follow changes to adapt systemd to your + distribution: + + 1) Find the right configure parameters for: + + --with-rootprefix= + --with-sysvinit-path= + --with-sysvrcd-path= + --with-rc-local-script-path-start= + --with-rc-local-script-path-stop= + --with-kbd-loadkeys= + --with-kbd-setfont= + --with-tty-gid= + + 2) Try it out. Play around with 'systemd --test --system' for + a test run of systemd without booting. This will read the unit + files and print the initial transaction it would execute + during boot-up. This will also inform you about ordering loops + and suchlike. + +CONTRIBUTING UPSTREAM: + + We are generally do no longer accept distribution specific + patches to systemd upstream. If you have to make changes to + systemd's source code to make it work on your distribution: + unless your code is generic enough to be generally useful we + are unlikely to merge it. Please always consider adopting the + upstream defaults. If that's not possible please maintain the + relevant patches downstream. + + Thank you for understanding. |