Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] tools: generate systemd service files only when systemd is available

[Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 02:49:12PM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Wei Liu writes ("[PATCH] tools: generate systemd service files only when 
> systemd is available"):
> > Though that's not in any way harmful but it is on the other hand not
> > very useful.
> 
> What is the effect of this in the context of a distro package, where
> the build may occur in a different situation to the installed
> package ?
> 

Not sure if I understand you question but let me try to answer.

Conceptually speaking for Xen's systemd components to function properly
the service files may need to rely on other components to be built. If
systemd is not available at build time that means those components which
service files rely on cannot be built, so the service files alone aren't
very useful even if you generate and package them.

Practically speaking those service files don't depend on any systemd
specific components to be built at the moment so it's harmless to
package them.

Wei.

> Ian.

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