Bug#190749: marked as done (debian-policy: /etc/init.d scripts example 'test -f program-executed-later-in-script' should be 'test -x')
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Subject: debian-policy: /etc/init.d scripts example 'test -f program-executed-later-in-script' should be 'test -x'
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Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.5.6.1
Severity: minor
Tags: patch
In the 10.3.2 section, a example line to test if the program to execute
does exist is given, but it only tests if the file exists, not if it is
executable.
--- policy.sgml 2003-04-19 12:33:14.000000000 +0200
+++ policy.sgml.corrected 2003-04-25 16:13:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -4762,7 +4762,7 @@
should include a <tt>test</tt> statement at the top of the
script, like this:
<example compact=3D"compact">
-test -f <var>program-executed-later-in-script</var> || exit 0
+test -x <var>program-executed-later-in-script</var> || exit 0
</example>
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Subject: Re: Bug#190749: debian-policy: /etc/init.d scripts example 'test -f
program-executed-later-in-script' should be 'test -x'
References: <E199uBO-0003xL-00@gondolin.me.apana.org.au>
From: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org>
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Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 12:16:33 -0500
In-Reply-To: <E199uBO-0003xL-00@gondolin.me.apana.org.au> (Herbert Xu's
message of "Mon, 28 Apr 2003 07:59:38 +1000")
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 07:59:38 +1000, Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> said:
> Pierre THIERRY <pierre.thierry@moine-fou.org> wrote:
>> In the 10.3.2 section, a example line to test if the program to
>> execute does exist is given, but it only tests if the file exists,
>> not if it is executable.
> There is no point in test executability since the test is meant to
> determine whether the package has been removed or not.
I tend to agree. Also, arguments have been made that this
prevents confusion when the init scripts do not work, when someone in
the past had turned the exucute bit off to prevent execution, but
forgot to tell the current admin.
In any case, this did not garner any support, and the current
policy works well enough for what it intends to do, so I am closing
this report.
manoj
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