Do some basic compatibility checking when installing a new server

[disorder] / README.reload

diff --git a/README.reload b/README.reload
index 66d74a8..6c645ec 100644 (file)
--- a/README.reload
+++ b/README.reload
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ This is current rather vaguely defined and implemented.  This file
 will lay out what you can and cannot change over a reconfigure.  Any
 other changes will require a full server restart.
 
 will lay out what you can and cannot change over a reconfigure.  Any
 other changes will require a full server restart.
 

-I intend to improve the situation, but for now this is how it is.
+The situation is gradually improving; this file tracks the current
+state.

 
 * Options that might have to remain the same across restart
 
 Arguably if there is anything in this section then that's a serious
 bug!
 
 
 * Options that might have to remain the same across restart
 
 Arguably if there is anything in this section then that's a serious
 bug!
 

-** alias
+** alias (enforced at reload only)

 
 This defines how aliases are inserted into the track database.  Need
 to think about how changing it will affect things.
 
 This defines how aliases are inserted into the track database.  Need
 to think about how changing it will affect things.


@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ Probably affects alias construction.
 The search database will have to be rebuilt from scratch.  This is
 do-able but AFAIK we don't detect it.
 
 The search database will have to be rebuilt from scratch.  This is
 do-able but AFAIK we don't detect it.
 

-** user
+** user (enforced at reload only)

 
 All the files will be owned by the wrong user!
 
 
 All the files will be owned by the wrong user!
 


@@ -36,20 +37,18 @@ Some things will just require a restart.  We should either enforce
 this (refusing to accept modified configurations that purport to
 change them) or explicitly ignore it.
 
 this (refusing to accept modified configurations that purport to
 change them) or explicitly ignore it.
 

-** home
+** home (enforced at reload)

 
 

-We absolutely cannot accept changing our state directory.  If this is
-attempted it must be rejected.
+We absolutely cannot accept changing our state directory.

 
 

-** lock
+** lock (generates a deprecation warning)

 
 Liable to be removed anyway.
 
 
 Liable to be removed anyway.
 

-** nice_speaker
+** nice_speaker (generates a warning)

 
 

-Can't renice a running speaker to make it less nice (and we don't try
-to make it more nice).  We ought to issue an error message and
-otherwise ignore.
+You can't renice a running speaker to make it less nice (and we don't
+try to make it more nice).

 
 * Options that ought to be changable across reload but aren't
 
 
 * Options that ought to be changable across reload but aren't