Bug#491318: init scripts "should" support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not "must"?

2008-07-18 Thread Russ Allbery
Lars Wirzenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > pe, 2008-07-18 kello 09:51 -0700, Russ Allbery kirjoitti: >> Peter Samuelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be >>> supported by all scripts in `/etc/init.d', the `reload' optio

Bug#491318: init scripts "should" support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not "must"?

2008-07-18 Thread Lars Wirzenius
pe, 2008-07-18 kello 09:51 -0700, Russ Allbery kirjoitti: > Peter Samuelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Package: debian-policy > > Version: 3.8.0.1 > > Severity: minor > > > > The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be > > supported by all scripts in `/etc

Bug#491318: init scripts "should" support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not "must"?

2008-07-18 Thread Russ Allbery
Peter Samuelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.8.0.1 > Severity: minor > > The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be > supported by all scripts in `/etc/init.d', the `reload' option is > optional. > > Is there any reason

Bug#491318: init scripts "should" support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not "must"?

2008-07-18 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Fri, 18 Jul 2008, Peter Samuelson wrote: > The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be > supported by all scripts in `/etc/init.d', the `reload' option is > optional. > > Is there any reason not to upgrade "should" to "must"? What is the > point of an in

Bug#491318: init scripts "should" support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not "must"?

2008-07-18 Thread Peter Samuelson
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.0.1 Severity: minor The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be supported by all scripts in `/etc/init.d', the `reload' option is optional. Is there any reason not to upgrade "should" to "must"? What is the point of an i

Re: native debian package

2008-07-18 Thread Lars Wirzenius
pe, 2008-07-18 kello 00:03 -0700, Reema kirjoitti: > what is a native debian package? You may want to ask basic Debian packaging questions on the debian-mentors mailing list, and to read the introductory materials in the new maintainer's guide: http://www.debian.org/doc/maint-guide/ . -- To UN

native debian package

2008-07-18 Thread Reema
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