Re: RFS: rc-sysv-conf
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Thomas Hood wrote:
> Comments arising from first use:
>
> * Installation went fine
> * postrm can be run by /bin/sh
> * control
> + Description mentions ntsysv which I can't find in
> the Debian archives
> + Don't mention rcconf because it is going to be
> removed from Sarge
> * README
> + "different then" -> "different from"
> + "compatiable" -> "compatible"
> * Changes
> + Normally this file is named 'ChangeLog'
> + Duplicates changelog.gz
> * rc-sysv-conf(8)
> + Incorrectly named rc-sysv-conf(8)
> + Keystrokes should be documented here
> + Please include FILES section describing the
> /var/lib/rc-sysv-conf/services file. What
> information is stored there and Why?
Good thoughts Thomas, I've made the suggested changes.
> * rc-sysv-conf
> + --cache option should not be named that because
> the information stored there isn't cached (i.e.,
> it can't be regenerated if it is deleted). Or am
> I wrong about that?
Actually the file is updated/created every time the program is launched.
I've added a description of the file, how it's created, used, and
updated to the man page.
> + Operation is very SLOW. It takes about one second
> to move the cursor from one entry to the next.
> This is on a Pentium III system with lots of RAM.
>
Yes, the speed of it has been my main concern too. I've got some ideas
on how to speed things up, which I'm working on now.
I'll hopefully package up a new version this weekend when I've got the
speed issue under more control.
-Joe Oppegaard
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