Dmd
GNU dmd
https://www.gnu.org/software/dmd/
Service manager that's a replacement for SysV-init
DMD (daemon managing daemons) is an init system used to start, stop and manage daemons. It provides a replacement for the service-managing capabilities of SysV init (or any other init) with a powerful dependency-based system with a convenient interface. GNU dmd may also be used by unprivileged users to manage per-user daemons (e.g., tor, privoxy, mcron, etc.). It is written in Guile Scheme, and is configured and extended using Guile.
DMD was initially launched in 2003 by Wolfgang Jährling, most notable for being entirely written and configurable in Guile Scheme. It was dormant for nearly a decade when it was revived in 2013 as part of the Guix transactional package management system, also written in Guile. It is developed jointly with the GNU Guix project under the name `Shepherd´, with the goal of being used as the init system of GNU.
This is a GNU package:dmd
Download
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/dmd/shepherd-0.4.0.tar.gz
version 0.4
(alpha)
released on 22 March 2016
User level
Beginner
VCS Checkout
git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/shepherd.gitCategories
Related Projects
- Daemontools
- Rc.d
- Simpleinit
- Minit
- Depinit
- Daemond
- Pinit
- Initng
- Launchd
- Upstart
- Sysvinit
- Systemd
- Procd
- Openrc
- Epoch
- Sinit
- Einit
Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| License:GPLv3 | Genium | 3 December 2013 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Wolfgang Jährling | Original author |
| Ludovic Courtès | Current maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Mailing List | http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/guix-devel |
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/shepherd.git |
| Developer | Download | ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/dmd/ |
| Savannah (Ref) (R) | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/shepherd | |
| Ruby (Ref) (R) | https://rubygems.org/gems/shepherd |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to use | Guile 2.x |
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 5 April 2018.
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