Re: rc.boot

1999-06-30 Thread Julian Gilbey
> rc.boot was replaced by rcS.d. Julian was almost right; you should > put the script in /etc/init.d, but not link it with update-rc.d like > every other, only to rcS.d. Quite a few packages already do this so it > should not be too hard to find examples. I did it in cnews for exam

Re: rc.boot

1999-06-29 Thread Martin Bialasinski
>> "John" == John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> I wish I could find out where this is documented. The nearest John> thing I can find is this line in /etc/init.d/rcS: It was not formalized properly. I thing I saw something about it in the last summary posting about the discussions in

Re: rc.boot

1999-06-29 Thread Julian Gilbey
> Julian Gilbey writes: > > /etc/rc.boot is deprecated. > > >From debian-policy (2.5.1.0, current according to apt): > > 3.3.4. Boot-time initialization > --- > > There is another directory, `/etc/rc.boot', which cont

Re: rc.boot

1999-06-29 Thread Julian Gilbey
; place I want to install a cleanup script in /etc/rc.boot. Lintian > > disapproves of this: > > > > E: pppconfig: package-installs-into-etc-rc.boot etc/rc.boot/0dns-init > > > > What should I do? Is there some tool I must use to install a script in > > rc.boot? &

Re: rc.boot

1999-06-29 Thread John Hasler
Hamish Moffatt writes: > rc.boot was replaced by rcS.d. I wish I could find out where this is documented. The nearest thing I can find is this line in /etc/init.d/rcS: #For compatibility, run the files in /etc/rc.boot too. > Julian was almost right; you should put the script i

Re: rc.boot

1999-06-29 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On Mon, Jun 28, 1999 at 09:42:08PM -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Julian Gilbey writes: > > /etc/rc.boot is deprecated. > > >From debian-policy (2.5.1.0, current according to apt): > > 3.3.4. Boot-time initialization > --- > >

Re: rc.boot

1999-06-29 Thread John Hasler
Julian Gilbey writes: > /etc/rc.boot is deprecated. >From debian-policy (2.5.1.0, current according to apt): 3.3.4. Boot-time initialization --- There is another directory, `/etc/rc.boot', which contains scripts which are run once per machine

RE: rc.boot

1999-06-29 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
eanup script in /etc/rc.boot. Lintian > disapproves of this: > > E: pppconfig: package-installs-into-etc-rc.boot etc/rc.boot/0dns-init > > What should I do? Is there some tool I must use to install a script in > rc.boot? > rcS.d is the correct place.

Re: rc.boot

1999-06-29 Thread Julian Gilbey
> pppconfig-1.9beta2.0 includes scripts that can swap in a resolv.conf > appropriate for the selected provider and swap the original back when ppp > goes down. Because a crash while ppp is up could leave the wrong file in > place I want to install a cleanup script in /etc/rc.bo

rc.boot

1999-06-28 Thread John Hasler
pppconfig-1.9beta2.0 includes scripts that can swap in a resolv.conf appropriate for the selected provider and swap the original back when ppp goes down. Because a crash while ppp is up could leave the wrong file in place I want to install a cleanup script in /etc/rc.boot. Lintian disapproves of