On Tue, 5 Jun 2001 09:34:37 +0100, Julian Gilbey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Because the conffile is not a "real" conffile, but rather a shell >> script being sourced in, and /etc/foo.conf will probably suggest that >> this conffile is an upstream feature. > >When you say "shell script", do you mean that it's a wrapper script, >or just a list of settings of the form "VAR=value"?
Just a list of settings as it would be appropriate for init script defaults. The entire code was ripped from an init script. > If you want to >make it clear that it's a Debian-specific thing, surely you can put a >note to that effect at the top of the file? Never underestimate the user's stupidity. >And if it's a wrapper >script, wouldn't it be a lot better to have the wrapper in /usr/bin, >with the real program called something like foo.real, and just the >variable settings in /etc? Everything else would be a policy violation. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Karlsruhe, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | Fon: *49 721 966 32 15 Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fax: *49 721 966 31 29
