Re: init.d question (bug on debconf?)
binary@worldonline.dk wrote:
>I'm trying to remedy some problems in filterproxy, with it trying to start
>even though it's deinstalled (it's a daemon)...
[ -x /usr/sbin/my.daemon ] || exit 0
>I've also noticed this when removing other programs -the init.d script
>doesn't get removed unless you do a purge, which might be fine since you can
>customize it, but it also affects update-rc.d not wanting to update the rc.?
>directories...
>
>My reason for posting is that I wasn't sure if it was a bug in debconf -
(debhelper, rather)
>should it (in its postrm.debhelper) use "-f" when calling update-rc.d,
>thereby forcing the removal of the symlinks? Or have I missed some important
>step, making by package less-than-standards compliant?
No, leave it there unless the package is purged. All you need to do is
make your init script do nothing if the package is removed (policy
10.3.2).
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Colin Watson [cjw44@flatline.org.uk]
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