https://github.com/freebsd/openlaunchd

A launchd(8) port for non-Darwin systems
https://github.com/freebsd/openlaunchd

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A launchd(8) port for non-Darwin systems

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/freebsd/openlaunchd
• Owner: freebsd
• License: apache-2.0
• Archived: true
• Created: 2008-09-28T07:29:19.000Z (about 16 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2014-10-31T20:43:05.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-11T00:59:00.362Z (5 months ago)
• Language: C
• Homepage: https://wiki.freebsd.org/launchd
• Size: 5.59 MB
• Stars: 262
• Watchers: 35
• Forks: 25
• Open Issues: 9
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: COPYING

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# Open Launchd

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger introduced a new program called `launchd`. The daemon

replaced `SystemStarter` (MacOS legacy) and older `rc.d` (BSD legacy) startup

processes and job management functionality.

Launchd can be split into two logical pieces, "process 1", i.e. the root

launchd which controls system startup and system daemons and "user launchd"

which allows invividual users to manage their own processes/jobs.

## Why?

The primary goal of this project is to port `launchd` in its entirety over to

FreeBSD, hopefully making it usable by other BSD or Linux systems along the

way. That said, the primary motivator for the original porting work in 2005 was

to improve boot time. While improved boot time would be of tangible benefit to

FreeBSD users, the current motivator of this project is to enable **modern

process management for user and system level processes** on FreeBSD systems.

## Getting involved:

 * `#openlaunchd` on the [Freenode](http://freenode.net) is where development

   discussion can occur.

 * [open launchd](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openlaunchd) mailing

   list

### Helpful links

 * The main project [home page](https://wiki.freebsd.org/launchd) can be found

   on the FreeBSD [project wiki](https://wiki.freebsd.org/).

 * `rwatson@` runs [fxr.watson.org](http://fxr.watson.org/) which can be very

   useful for cross-referencing Apple system headers and code, with FreeBSD system

   headers and code