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README Daemontoolsx
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Origin
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daemontoolsx is based on:

   Copyright 2001
   D. J. Bernstein
   http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html

put into the public domain 2007.

daemontoolsx includes some enhancements
for multilog created by 

Bruce Guenter
https://untroubled.org/daemontools-encore/

also put in the public domain.


Compatibility
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daemontoolsx is 100% compatible with daemontools-0.76
although it is based on fehQlibs (>= 31).


Enhancements
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1. Improved slashpackage installation allowing more
   refined settings.
2. Services under control of supervise have now the 
   ability to be started depending on an external 
   file-based s/trigger. The trigger does not require 
   supervise or other modules of daemontoolsx, 
   thus can be given out-of-bailiwick.
   Currently supported are supervice/status files
   and generic so-called pid-files including the pid
   of the depending process.
   Unlike the s/down concept, this works dynamically.
3. multilog follows the concept of Bruce Guenter
   to provide bulk writing into the log file, thus reducing
   the otherwise byte-wise required syscalls significantly.
   Additionally, the log output can optionally carry an 
   'accustamped' timestamp as alternative to 'tai64n'.
4. tai64nfrac from s/qmail has been included.
5. man-pages have been added.
6. The location of the required service directory can
   now be freely choosen by means of conf-service.


Credits
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daemontoolsx is a respectful bow and not a competition
for daemontools and/or daemontools-encore to be suitable
for current Unix OS.

feh, April 2026.