-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > On Wed, 2014-04-02 at 20:54 +0100, OmegaPhil wrote: >> Debian's '/etc/init.d/anacron' script indeed hobbles this by >> calling anacron with '-s'. I have attached a patch to allow >> anacron's arguments to be user-customisable in the >> '/etc/default/anacron' file - the patch keeps the current >> configuration. > > Maybe it should be on by default? I don't know why it's off. It > was like that when I inherited the package. It might overwhelm > small machines when it's on. Could use some research.
I have looked through the packaging changelog and snapshots, and it turns out that the change is very old - between 1.0.2-1 (Debian Bo, 1997-98) and 2.0.1-2 (Debian Hamm, 1998-1999) 1.0.2-1: http://snapshot.debian.org/package/anacron/1.0.2-1/#anacron_1.0.2-1 2.0.1-2: http://snapshot.debian.org/package/anacron/2.0.1-2/#anacron_2.0.1-2 Not sure how to dig up source control for that? - -- Libre software on Github: https://github.com/OmegaPhil FSF member #9442 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Icedove - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJTqErOAAoJEBfSPH39wvOPo9kP/iT4mk+I+p9m79y4jXBt+cSR /ecmcY07kFovhSGWCF2zjzpOcGwG8NTyyAbXKfMr9lME1LRSKEXzLvBmBrYBZcev pjA+/O1m7599uVPyWmbYEGbxwBmU3L19cylD/C729ezbCBELGxK6a/KNyPbM4oSn ZSkJHOuvQDzu0qPduOwYJA3cfmsbvjsGvGqI+7imtA1dUbZTxdCTlrsxKFfEhFQk UaQ3t/xw/VosmES6MwKFsb3XZNouV+wXH2LzCRvNF66Mw99hOcRIFMwTABuqpwPv fbqccnsbxH56t5xoB1/oEdYS7ezvAxDFSUMIcOC/YNtyXyoSI1o0MkCRS4PeLn/h whhDd1PKTuh9FOpv1WSuHISrccdrumnuKF3hevB8xyVOpCkG5NDr5jfJPZZzLil4 C9vutV67hlWkjXjB8V9qz5HXZo/c//pVfM60xuBQkzuWkJqw16p6dt1hSZsQ+CSZ 5h891rJxoumcLGlfRBI6m7/GcSjB7XIFvYY5vy5e0XGjJZsbhPdlTr2itWGsDNnt sL8GeN4AgIeMg3BZAcaQs53KujIXkTdp0eg/JjnGuqQSK4aMjwj8BIh1yLDpLJIK sIwLbbHgRMgB4REZWHw3x+/KjAm+WSfl91NoARiE88aAV8rxbfczc76u2GawhoiQ ijKva/7n5oowrxFUVm+M =mYSP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
