DNS name resolution should not be done during configuration parsing.

[Jeffrey Walton]

On Sun, Feb 17, 2019 at 7:40 AM Eryk Wieliczko <eryk at wieliczko.ninja> wrote:
> > Forgive my ignorance... Should init just retry the service start?
> > Something like this (from Systemd):
> >
> > [Unit]
> > StartLimitInterval=360
> > StartLimitBurst=5
> >
> > The statements above say to retry 5 times within 360 seconds.
> Configuring such things is an additional unnecessary step. OpenVPN/tinc don't require such hacks. Once you start OpenVPN, it's gonna work until the server dies of old age. :-)

I have to admit I don't quite understand calling it "unnecessary".

There seems to be two use cases (maybe more?): manual start and auto
start. The auto start case is usually handled by init scripts. Init
scripts usually retry.

I'm not throwing stones, but I have to ask... Why not use the tools
available instead of adding hacks on top of hacks? The hacks likely
make the code brittle. By the time Wiregaurd gets to supporting AIX,
Dragonfly, Hurd, Solaris and other Unix personalities no one will want
to touch it.

Jeff