> Hm, how about having /etc/init.d/$package which supports the actions > that are required by the sysvinit "API" and one additional target > "pre-start". And then /etc/init.d/${package}-pre which invokes > /etc/init.d/$package pre-start if invoked with "start", and does noop > on all other actions? > > I find that a nice idea. Any comments?
I can't see any problem with that. That's probably the best solution suggested so far. Eric