[exim] Re: exim systemd service: Type=exec or Type=simple

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Author: Heiko Schlittermann
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To: exim-users
CC: Andreas Metzler
Subject: [exim] Re: exim systemd service: Type=exec or Type=simple
Hi Andreas,

Andreas Metzler via Exim-users <exim-users@???> (Mo 24 Jul 2023 18:52:14 CEST):
> I am currently playing around with shipping a native systemd service
> file for exim. Both openSUSE and archlinux provide nice starting
> points. However, both[2] use Type=simple and reading the docs [1] I cannot
> understand why. - The error detection Type=exec offers and Type=simple
> lacks seems to be quite a benefit. What am I missing, is this just a
> historical thing, with Type=exec having been introduced later?


Maybe you want to check the branch hs/systemd-units, there I started to
collect my effort to provide native systemd units for Exim.

I'd be happy if we can join our efforts.

Regarding your question: I think, "exec" is the right answer for the
current Exim versions. (Somewhen I started working on "Type=notify", but
that's nothing that's ready yet.)

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Heiko

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