Bug#66912: PROPOSAL] init script configuration variables

[Edward Betts <edward@debian.org>]

Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> wrote:
> There has been some discussion lately on debian-deval (and a bit on
> -policy) about init scripts. One concern that has arisen is that it can
> be very annoying to have to modify an init script to change a simple
> value in it, and then be forced to maintain your modified init script
> each time you upgrade and the package changes it. /etc/default is
> already in use by 3 packages (2 of them in base; also, see also bug
> #66574 point #3), this just formalizes it. 
> 
> The thread also brought up the concern that an init script might start
> using some new parameter, while the admin has modified its /etc/default/
> file, and so the parameter does not have a value set, and this causes
> the script to do something unexpected and/or bad. This proposal addresses
> that concern as well.
> 
> It's late and my wording might be buggy -- patches gladly accpeted. I'm
> also looking for seconds, of course.

Was there a suggestion to remain the directory to something other than
/etc/defaults?

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