Install an Upstart service

.gitignore

@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ Makefile.config
 
 /misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service
 /misc/systemd/nix-daemon.socket
+/misc/upstart/nix-daemon.conf
 
 *.a
 *.o

Makefile

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ makefiles = \
   scripts/local.mk \
   corepkgs/local.mk \
   misc/systemd/local.mk \
+  misc/upstart/local.mk \
   misc/emacs/local.mk \
   doc/manual/local.mk \
   tests/local.mk

misc/upstart/local.mk

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$(foreach n, nix-daemon.conf, $(eval $(call install-file-in, $(d)/$(n), $(sysconfdir)/init, 0644)))

misc/upstart/nix-daemon.conf.in

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+description "Nix Daemon"
+start on filesystem
+stop on shutdown
+respawn
+exec @bindir@/nix-daemon --daemon