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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ These requirements do not apply when building from a distribution tarball. You can get a copy of the source repository like this: - $ git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/mcron + $ git clone https://rdmp.org/dmbcs/mcron.git mcron $ cd mcron The next step is to get and check other files needed to build, which are @@ -83,8 +83,3 @@ GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. - -Local Variables: -mode: outline -fill-column: 78 -End: @@ -1,69 +0,0 @@ -This is GNU Mcron, a tool to run jobs at scheduled times. It is a complete -replacement for Vixie cron. Besides supporting the traditional Vixie syntax -for its configuration files, GNU Mcron offers the possibility to define jobs -using the Scheme language. - -See the INSTALL file for generic information about how to configure and -install GNU Mcron. If this file is not present, see HACKING for -preliminary build instructions. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -IMPORTANT NOTICES - -Do not (yet) install this software on a machine which relies for its -functioning on its current set of crontabs. - -To not replace the cron daemon on a system, the package must be installed -with the --disable-multi-user configure option. - -Before installing this package for the first time, it is necessary to terminate -any running cron daemons on your system. If your old cron is not Vixie or -accurately Vixie compatible (files in /var/cron/tabs*, /var/cron/allow, -/var/cron/deny, /etc/crontab, /var/run/cron.pid) then you will need to clear out -all old crontabs and make new ones afresh - or else look very carefully at the -options you pass to the package configure script, as follows. - -It is often the case that GNU/Linux distributions and other Unices hacked the -cron daemon to use different directories to those above. You can use configure -options --spool-dir, --socket-file, --allow-file, --deny-file, --pid-file and ---tmp-dir to make mcron behave similarly. Note that, with the exception of -tmp-dir, none of these files or directories should be accessible by ordinary -(non-root) users. - -If your old cron is Vixie, or very similar, mcron should fall right into place -where your old cron was (the binaries cron and crontab will be replaced, but if -your existing system has a binary called crond, you should make this a link -to mcron), and you should be able to continue to use your existing crontabs -without noticing any changes. - -If you don't want to clobber your existing cron executables, you can specify -the --program-prefix option to configure with a prefix ending in a -non-alphabetic character, for example "m.", and then run the programs as -m.mcron, m.cron (or m.crond) and m.crontab. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - - -After compilation, read the info file for full instructions for use (typing -'info -f doc/mcron.info' at the command line should suffice). Notes for end -users, sysadmins, and developers who wish to incorporate mcron into their own -programs are included here. - -Features which might be implemented sometime sooner or later are noted in the -TODO file. - -Please send all other bug reports to bug-mcron@gnu.org. - -Mcron is free software. See the file COPYING for copying conditions. - -The mcron development home page is at http://www.gnu.org/software/mcron, and it -can be obtained from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/mcron. - ------ - -Copyright © 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014 Dale Mellor -Copyright © 2018 Mathieu Lirzin - -Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, -are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright -notice and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, -without warranty of any kind. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ef8cc8a --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +# GNU Mcron + +This is GNU Mcron, a tool to run jobs at scheduled times. It is a complete +replacement for Vixie cron. Besides supporting the traditional Vixie syntax +for its configuration files, GNU Mcron offers the possibility to define jobs +using the Scheme language. + +See the INSTALL file for generic information about how to configure and +install GNU Mcron. If this file is not present, see HACKING for preliminary +build instructions. + +# IMPORTANT NOTICES + +Do not (yet) install this software on a machine which relies for its +functioning on its current set of crontabs. + +To not replace the cron daemon on a system, the package must be installed with +the `--disable-multi-user` configure option. + +Before installing this package for the first time, it is necessary to +terminate any running cron daemons on your system. If your old cron is not +Vixie or accurately Vixie compatible (files in /var/cron/tabs*, +/var/cron/allow, /var/cron/deny, /etc/crontab, /var/run/cron.pid) then you +will need to clear out all old crontabs and make new ones afresh - or else +look very carefully at the options you pass to the package configure script, +as follows. + +It is often the case that GNU/Linux distributions and other Unices hacked the +cron daemon to use different directories to those above. You can use configure +options `--spool-dir`, `--socket-file`, `--allow-file`, `--deny-file`, +`--pid-file` and `--tmp-dir` to make mcron behave similarly. Note that, with +the exception of tmp-dir, none of these files or directories should be +accessible by ordinary (non-root) users. + +If your old cron is Vixie, or very similar, mcron should fall right into place +where your old cron was (the binaries cron and crontab will be replaced, but +if your existing system has a binary called crond, you should make this a link +to mcron), and you should be able to continue to use your existing crontabs +without noticing any changes. + +If you don't want to clobber your existing cron executables, you can specify +the `--program-prefix` option to configure with a prefix ending in a +non-alphabetic character, for example "m.", and then run the programs as +`m.mcron`, `m.cron` (or `m.crond`) and `m.crontab`. + +After installation, read the info file for full instructions for use (typing +'`info mcron`' at the command line should suffice). Notes for end users, +sysadmins, and developers who wish to incorporate mcron into their own +programs are included here. + +Features which might be implemented sometime sooner or later are noted in the +TODO file. + +Please send all bug reports to [bug-mcron@gnu.org](mailto:bug-mcron@gnu.org). + +Mcron is free software. See the file COPYING for copying conditions. + +The mcron development home page is at +[https://rdmp.org/dmbcs/mcron](https://rdmp.org/dmbcs/mcron) and the latest +version can be obtained from +[https://rdmp.org/dmbcs/mcron.git](https://rdmp.org/cgit/mcron.git). + +The GNU home page for the project is +[http://www.gnu.org/software/mcron](http://www.gnu.org/software/mcron). + +--- + +Copyright © 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2024 Dale Mellor<br> +Copyright © 2018 Mathieu Lirzin + +Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are +permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this +notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without warranty of any +kind. |