[MacPorts] #13807: support for launchd.plist items (e.g. UserName) in portfiles

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Mon Aug 14 10:46:15 UTC 2023


#13807: support for launchd.plist items (e.g. UserName) in portfiles
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  Reporter:  jyrkiwahlstedt  |      Owner:  ci42
      Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:  MacPorts Future
 Component:  base            |    Version:  1.6.0
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:  couchdb         |
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Changes (by mascguy):

 * cc: herbygillot (added)


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:6 herbygillot]:
 > In [changeset:"b493d5337a0c0d83998d6672ce60be20427c49d7/macports-base"
 b493d5337a0c0d83998d6672ce60be20427c49d7/macports-base] (master):
 > {{{
 > #!ConfigurableCommitTicketReference repository="macports-base"
 revision="b493d5337a0c0d83998d6672ce60be20427c49d7"
 > Add Portfile options: startupitem.user & startupitem.group
 > Ports can now use these to tell launchd which user and group to run the
 > daemon process as.
 >
 > See: https://trac.macports.org/ticket/13807
 > }}}

 While this was a great addition, it was never documented anywhere (apart
 from the release notes). Which undermines the usefulness of the
 functionality, as many folks have no idea that it even exists...

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/13807#comment:7>
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