Re: Should Debian use lsb init-functions?
Thomas Hood dijo [Wed, May 04, 2005 at 12:05:19AM +0200]:
> I have been looking at the lsb init functions and am beginning to feel
> that they are a bad idea.
It will be a hard time converting to them, but in the end I think it
will be a net gain.
> * Converting to lsb init function requires modifying every initscript in
> Debian.
>
> * Every initscript has to read in a file containing a set of function
> definitions, some/most of which the initscript does not use.
Yes. Inertia is hard to break - But it is often necessary.
> * The lsb functions don't handle all the kinds of output currently
> produced by initscripts.
Ummm... But we currently only print the message. We can print the
informative messages _and_ return a meaningful success/failure
value. Further more, the base LSB functions can be extended if there
is need for it.
> I think it would be better if we simply made rc capture initscripts'
> standard output (and exit status) and formatted it in such a way that
> bootup messages were prettier.
It is not just about prettyness, but about giving more concise and
useful information at a first glance - about usability.
Greetings,
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