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diff --git a/doc/upgrade.html b/doc/upgrade.html index 09643e9..11f5925 100644 --- a/doc/upgrade.html +++ b/doc/upgrade.html @@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ <hr> <h1>runit - upgrading from previous versions</h1> <hr> +<h3>1.8.0 to 1.9.0</h3> +The default directory for services is now <tt>/service/</tt>, and no longer +<tt>/var/service/</tt>. +To be consistent with the new default location, create a symlink when +upgrading +<pre> + # ln -s /var/service / +</pre> +When installing runit on a system that should comply with the Filesystem +Hierarchy Standard (FHS), neither <tt>/service/</tt> nor +<tt>/var/service/</tt> should be chosen, but <tt>/etc/service/</tt>. +It is recommended to create a compatibility symlink <tt>/service</tt> +pointing to <tt>/etc/service</tt> in this case. <h3>1.7.x to 1.8.0</h3> The <a href="runit.8.html">runit</a> program, the process no 1, has been fixed to reap dead processes that re-parented to process no 1 (zombies) |