Added Alpine Linux init script

README.md

@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ INSTALLATION:
     ## start the first time by hand
     /etc/rc.d/init.d/ddclient start
 
+    ## For those using Alpine style rc files and using daemon-mode:
+    cp sample-etc_rc.d_init.d_ddclient.alpine /etc/init.d/ddclient
+    chmod 755 /etc/init.d/ddclient
+    ## enable automatic startup when booting
+    rc-update add ddclient
+    ## start the first time by hand
+    rc-service ddclient start
+
     ## If you are not using daemon-mode, configure cron and dhcp or ppp
     ## as described below.
 

README.ssl

@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ you have IO::Socket::SSL.
 
 On debian, you need libio-socket-ssl-perl to have IO::Socket::SSL
 
+On alpine, you need perl-io-socket-ssl to have IO::Socket::SSL
+
 ssl support is tested on folowing dynamic dns providers:
 - dyndns.com

ddclient

@@ -1784,6 +1784,7 @@ sub load_ssl_support {
 Error loading the Perl module IO::Socket::SSL needed for SSL connect.
 On Debian, the package libio-socket-ssl-perl must be installed.
 On Red Hat, the package perl-IO-Socket-SSL must be installed.
+On Alpine, the package perl-io-socket-ssl must be installed.
 EOM
     }
     import  IO::Socket::SSL;

sample-etc_rc.d_init.d_ddclient.alpine

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/sbin/runscript
+description="ddclient Daemon for Alpine"
+command="/usr/sbin/ddclient"
+config_file="/etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf"
+command_args=""
+pidfile=$(grep -v '^\s*#' "${config_file}" | grep -i -m 1 pid= | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
+delay=$(grep -v '^\s*#' "${config_file}" | grep -i -m 1 "daemon" | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
+
+if [ -z "${delay}" ]
+then
+	command_args="-daemon 300"
+else
+	command_args=""
+fi
+
+
+depend() {
+    use logger
+    need net
+    after firewall
+}
+
+start() {
+    ebegin "Starting ddclient"
+    start-stop-daemon --start \
+        --exec "${command}" \
+        --pidfile "${pidfile}" \
+        -- \
+        ${command_args}
+    eend $?
+}
+
+stop() {
+    ebegin "Stopping ddclient"
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --exec "${command}" \
+        --pidfile "${pidfile}"
+    eend $?
+}