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    Blinkled does not know how to stop and start

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.1 Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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    • P Offline
      phil.davis
      last edited by

      I expect that this is an issue in 2.0.1 as well, but posting here in 2.1 anyway.
      blinkled puts the following service information in config.xml:

      		 <service><name>blinkled</name>
      			<rcfile>blinkled.sh</rcfile>
      			<executable>blinkled</executable></service> 
      

      But it does not create a blinkled.sh file.
      This seems to have the following consequences:
      a) Status:Services - the stop/start/restart buttons try but cannot actually do their actions for blinkled
      b) When removing blinkled the processes don't go away - I guess the package uninstall code tries to call blinkled.sh stop, but it doesn't work. Causes 2 sig11 errors when blinkled then dies from having its exe removed from under it.

      This is a package that is really easy to use for testing install/uninstall - small, has a pbi, has a daemon, service entry, menu entry… all the basics of a package and only 1 minute to install/uninstall. So would be good to have this last issue fixed.

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        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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        Shouldn't be too hard to fix, somewhere in the code it just needs to write out that rc file (like how other packages do, with write_rcfile()). I just need to find a few minutes to do it.

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          doktornotor Banned
          last edited by

          A friendly (yearly) bump as it's still broken. :D

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          • jimpJ Offline
            jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
            last edited by

            Should be OK now.

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              doktornotor Banned
              last edited by

              All good now… thanks.

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