[artix-general] [s6] autofs-s6

[Dudemanguy]

On 5/11/21 9:22 PM, Javier wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> To my surprise, it seems Artix followed Arch on dropping autofs from the 
> official Artix repos.  Ohh well...  Now it's part of of [universe] repo, 
> which is fine to me.  However, I only see the openrc and the 66 init 
> services in [universe].  Are there plans to include other init services 
> as well, in particular autofs-s6?
> 
> See:
> 
>> % pacman -Ss autofs universe/autofs 5.1.7-1 [installed]
>>     A kernel-based automounter for Linux
>> universe/autofs-66 20210504-1 (66-galaxy)
>>     66 script for autofs
>> universe/autofs-openrc 20210506-1 (openrc-galaxy)
>>     OpenRC autofs init script
> 
> Just in case, it's not part of AUR either, but it'd be much better if 
> part of [universe] any ways...
> 
> BTW, on Arch, autofs is not really necessary since systemd offers the 
> same functionality.  Is there also providing such functionality on Artix 
> other the gvfs and similar tools (they are quite different than autofs 
> in nature, and more meant for DEs)?  As mentioned, I was not expecting 
> Artix would follow on this Arch move...


Arch was doing a cleanup of their repos, and we sort of just followed
suit. It's true that perhaps autofs may still be useful for Artix
though. I personally use udiskie, but my automounting needs aren't very
complicated so maybe it's limited in some way I'm not aware of. As for
the autofs-s6 script, it's planned to be added. Currently, the s6
backend is undergoing a major refactor/rewrite so after that's settled
in, the script in universe can be added.