On Fri, Dec 17, 2004 at 02:16:00AM +0100, Nicolas Boullis wrote: > > if the package is removed, the init script should just exit with 0 > > status. removing the links during purge would also be appropriate. > > So you think lintian is wrong to complain? no, i think lintian is correct to complain, but that you're also within reason to remove those symlinks if the package is purged. > > you could also install the links by default, but have some other > > variable in /etc/default/$package control whether or not it actually > > starts (i think somebody else has mentioned this too). > > Yes, I know such solutions but don't like them much. But if "my" > solution is proved to be wrong, I'll implement such a workaround... what's so bad about such a solution? i think it's simple to implement, easy to understand, and less prone to break. sean --
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