This is a blog post about Finit. Each post is concluded with a video summarizing the topic. The impatient reader can scroll down to the video.

Most non-trivial systems require dependency tracking between services. Not only does it help ensure correct operation, it is also an enabler for starting services in parallel. Less known, but just as important, is handling dependencies at system reconfiguration.

Finit v4 was finally released the other day! \o/

It represents the culmination of many years of hard work and careful thought put in by many people. There’s so much to tell, hardly know where to begin … the plan anyway is to use this blog for a series of posts detailing different aspects and important features.

The impatient reader can either scroll down to the video below, or move on to the project home page: https://troglobit.com/finit.html

Alpine Linux is an amazing little operating system. It’s small, boots quick, and easy to use. The size alone makes it very attractive to container builders.

This blog post details how to set Alpine up with the Finit init system, replacing the default OpenRC.

Because I always forget, here’s a reminder to myself on how to use git format-patch and git send-email from the command line.

The following process applies to many other mailing-list based projects as well, with local differences in helper scripts.

Reminder to self: remember CFLAGS=-g -Og -rdynamic to allow backtrace_symbols() to actually pretty print function names in stack traces.