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I’ve long wanted API access to a system’s cron “smarts”. Like I sort of wish /usr/sbin/cron was a “dumb shell” around a hypothetical "/usr/lib/libcron.so", so t
by egwynn 9y ago
I’ve long wanted API access to a system’s cron “smarts”. Like I sort of wish /usr/sbin/cron was a “dumb shell” around a hypothetical "/usr/lib/libcron.so", so that I could write programs that could just get the exact right answer (about timing, syntax, etc.) without having to guess. Does that exist?
- IshKebab 9y agoI think systemd timers may provide something like that but everyone seems to be against systemd because it tries to do things correctly. Shonky text-based configuration files and fragile integration is clearly better.
- CaptSpify 9y ago> against systemd because it tries to do things correctly. There are good sides to systemd, and bad sides. Pretending the issue is one-sided like this is naive at best.