Re: [RFC] *-rc.d -> rc.d-* transition

2002-09-11 Thread Ben Finney
Chris Waters wrote: > I think there is one argument against the proposal which has been > completely overlooked: update-rc.d is consistent with other similar > debian utilities like update-menus and update-alternatives. This is > not a strong argument, but I don't see any strong arguments on eithe

build-arch and autobuilders ?

2002-09-11 Thread Yann Dirson
I couldn't find in policy 3.5.7.0 any requirement that would allow an autobuilder to know it should call "debian/rules build-arch" instead of "debian/rules build", prior to call "fakeroot debian/rules binary-arch". I thought (as outlined in a related bugreport, although my words in this report wer

Bug#60979: What /etc/init.d/xxx restart does?

2002-09-11 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Bill Allombert wrote: > I feel it is very important every init script behave the same. However the > wording of section 10.3.2 is confusing: > >The init.d scripts should ensure that they will behave sensibly if invoked >with start when the service is already running, o

Bug#60979: What /etc/init.d/xxx restart does?

2002-09-11 Thread Bill Allombert
Hello developers, I feel it is very important every init script behave the same. However the wording of section 10.3.2 is confusing: The init.d scripts should ensure that they will behave sensibly if invoked with start when the service is already running, or with stop when it isn't, and