Re: Bug#438885: Mass bug filling: must use invoke-rc.d

[David Claughton <dave@encoresoup.com>]

Amaya wrote:
> In most cases the fix should be simple, replace this:
>     
>     /etc/init.d/package <action>
>     
> with this:
>     
>     if which invoke-rc.d >/dev/null 2>&1; then
>             invoke-rc.d package <action>
>     else
>             /etc/init.d/package <action>
>     fi

Hi,

I don't want to be a pest (given I'm not a developer or maintainer), but
 I'm just curious - why the conditional?

AIUI invoke-rc.d is in sysvinit - which is an Essential package.  Won't
the 'which' command always succeed?

TIA,

Dave.