On 25.01.2010 09:06, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 08:50:04AM +0100, Gabor Gombas wrote: >> On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 02:36:48AM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote: > >>> Looks like nonsense to me. I think you should file a bug. For one thing, >>> any init script that needs lsb-base (>= 3.0-6) *should depend on lsb-base >>> (>= 3.0-6)*, not throw an error if it's not installed. > >> Dependencies do not help if the package gets uninstalled but the init >> script is not purged. > > The right way to handle that is: > > [ -x /path/to/my/daemon ] || exit 0
To iterate on that: this check for the existence of the daemon should come *before* sourcing /lib/lsb/init-functions. This way, the init script behaves correctly even if it has been uninstalled but not purged. Cheers, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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