From b71b06951c8f9250f87a16cd1e60b2d779bfcfff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:25:53 +0000
Subject:  And add similar options to s6-rc-set-install

 s6-rc-set-install downs essential services by default. This is
different from the s6-rc-update default.
---
 doc/s6-rc-set-install.html   | 12 +++++++++++-
 src/repo/s6-rc-set-install.c |  8 ++++++--
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/s6-rc-set-install.html b/doc/s6-rc-set-install.html
index 8cdede9..a9fb281 100644
--- a/doc/s6-rc-set-install.html
+++ b/doc/s6-rc-set-install.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ the <em>live database</em> of the currently running system.
 <h2> Interface </h2>
 
 <pre>
-     s6-rc-set-install [ -v <em>verbosity</em> ] [ -r <em>repo</em> ] [ -c <em>bootdb</em> ] [ -l <em>livedir</em> ] [ -f <em>convfile</em> ] [ -b ] [ -K ] <em>set</em>
+     s6-rc-set-install [ -v <em>verbosity</em> ] [ -r <em>repo</em> ] [ -c <em>bootdb</em> ] [ -l <em>livedir</em> ] [ -f <em>convfile</em> ] [ -b ] [ -K ] [ -e | -E ] <em>set</em>
 </pre>
 
 <ul>
@@ -89,6 +89,16 @@ the possibility of rollbacks.
 By default, s6-rc-set-install will delete the old live database after
 successfully updating to the new one. </dd>
 
+ <dt> -e, --force-essentials </dt>
+ <dd> If essential services running in the live database need to be stopped
+before the new set is installed, stop them. This is the default, even though
+it is <em>not</em> the default in <a href="s6-rc-update.html">s6-rc-update</a>. </dd>
+
+ <dt> -E, --no-force-essentials </dt>
+ <dd> If essential services running in the live database need to be stopped
+before the new set is installed, treat them as really essential and do not
+stop them. This may put the machine in an inconsistent state. </dd>
+
  <dt> --no-update </dt>
  <dd> Only copy the database from the repository and link it as boot database;
 do not run <a href="s6-rc-update.html">s6-rc-update</a>. This should <em>only</em>
diff --git a/src/repo/s6-rc-set-install.c b/src/repo/s6-rc-set-install.c
index 90f68b6..e2ecd6f 100644
--- a/src/repo/s6-rc-set-install.c
+++ b/src/repo/s6-rc-set-install.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <s6-rc/config.h>
 #include <s6-rc/s6rc.h>
 
-#define USAGE "s6-rc-set-install [ -v verbosity ] [ -c bootdb ] [ -l livedir ] [ -r repo ] [ -f convfile ] [ -b ] [ -K ] set"
+#define USAGE "s6-rc-set-install [ -v verbosity ] [ -c bootdb ] [ -l livedir ] [ -r repo ] [ -f convfile ] [ -b ] [ -K ] [ -e | -E ] set"
 #define dieusage() strerr_dieusage(100, USAGE)
 
 enum golb_e
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ enum golb_e
   GOLB_BLOCK = 0x01,
   GOLB_KEEPOLD = 0x02,
   GOLB_NOUPDATE = 0x04,
+  GOLB_NOFORCEESSENTIALS = 0x08,
 } ;
 
 enum gola_e
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ int main (int argc, char const *const *argv)
     { .so = 'b', .lo = "block", .clear = 0, .set = GOLB_BLOCK },
     { .so = 'K', .lo = "keep-old", .clear = 0, .set = GOLB_KEEPOLD },
     { .so = 0, .lo = "no-update", .set = GOLB_NOUPDATE },
+    { .so = 'e', .lo = "force-essentials", .clear = GOLB_NOFORCEESSENTIALS, .set = 0 },
+    { .so = 'E', .lo = "no-force-essentials", .clear = 0, .set = GOLB_NOFORCEESSENTIALS },
   } ;
   static gol_arg const rgola[] =
   {
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ int main (int argc, char const *const *argv)
     pid_t pid ;
     int wstat ;
     char *olddb = 0 ;
-    char const *uargv[11] ;
+    char const *uargv[12] ;
     char fmtv[UINT_FMT] ;
     char clink[repolen + setlen + 11] ;
     char cfull[clen] ;
@@ -164,6 +167,7 @@ int main (int argc, char const *const *argv)
     {
       uargv[l++] = S6RC_BINPREFIX "s6-rc-update" ;
       if (wgolb & GOLB_BLOCK) uargv[l++] = "-b" ;
+      uargv[l++] = wgolb & GOLB_NOFORCEESSENTIALS ? "-E" : "-e" ;
       uargv[l++] = "-v" ;
       uargv[l++] = fmtv ;
       uargv[l++] = "-l" ;
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