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Re: Idea: about package installation under chroot.



Scripsit "Jorge L. deLyra" <delyra@fma.if.usp.br>

>> zless /usr/share/doc/sysv-rc/README.policy-rc.d.gz

> I was not aware of this structure, but it seems to relate to controlling
> the start of damons during boot or changes in runlevel. I do not see how
> this will prevent a package that has a

> /etc/init.d/<daemon> start

> in its postinstall script to start that daemon.

As far as I'm aware it's a bug if a package has that in its postinst
rather than

   invoke-rc.d <daemon> start

even though it is not yet mandatory policy. It is, however, "strongly
recommended" (§9.3.3.2).

-- 
Henning Makholm              "Y'know, I don't want to seem like one of those
                         hackneyed Jews that you see in heartwarming movies.
                     But at times like this, all I can say is 'Oy, gevalt!'"



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