Thomas Hood dijo [Wed, May 04, 2005 at 12:05:19AM +0200]: > I have been looking at the lsb init functions and am beginning to feel > that they are a bad idea.
It will be a hard time converting to them, but in the end I think it will be a net gain. > * Converting to lsb init function requires modifying every initscript in > Debian. > > * Every initscript has to read in a file containing a set of function > definitions, some/most of which the initscript does not use. Yes. Inertia is hard to break - But it is often necessary. > * The lsb functions don't handle all the kinds of output currently > produced by initscripts. Ummm... But we currently only print the message. We can print the informative messages _and_ return a meaningful success/failure value. Further more, the base LSB functions can be extended if there is need for it. > I think it would be better if we simply made rc capture initscripts' > standard output (and exit status) and formatted it in such a way that > bootup messages were prettier. It is not just about prettyness, but about giving more concise and useful information at a first glance - about usability. Greetings, -- Gunnar Wolf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (+52-55)1451-2244 / 5554-9450 PGP key 1024D/8BB527AF 2001-10-23 Fingerprint: 0C79 D2D1 2C4E 9CE4 5973 F800 D80E F35A 8BB5 27AF -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
