> Hm, how about having /etc/init.d/$package which supports the actions
> that are required by the sysvinit "API" and one additional target
> "pre-start". And then /etc/init.d/${package}-pre which invokes
> /etc/init.d/$package pre-start if invoked with "start", and does noop
> on all other actions?
>
> I find that a nice idea. Any comments?
I can't see any problem with that. That's probably the best solution
suggested so far.
Eric