Week 1, 2, 3 Report - Systemd Unit Translator

[K Gopal Krishna <kayg@riseup.net>]

Hi, all.

Here's my report for the first 3 weeks:

Week 1:

  - Setup Debian VMs: one for testing and one clone in case I mess 
something up and I need to start from scratch.

  - Read up on OpenRC service script guide, systemd manpages for 
service, units and install sections.

Week 2:
  - Assemble a parser (in bash) which splits key-value pairs of service 
files with the use of GNU coreutils.

  - Try to map each of the filtered values to an equivalent OpenRC 
function in pursuit of coming up with a basic translator but hit a 
roadblock since Debian's /etc/init.d scripts look nothing like the 
service script guide described.

Week 3:
  - Slow week. Roadblock continues and time is spent in learning about 
differences in Gentoo and Debian's OpenRC styles.

  - Debian's use of LSBHeaders and custom functions needs further work 
and research to make generic OpenRC script templates.