Re: [RFC] *-rc.d -> rc.d-* transition
On Sep 07, Andreas Schuldei wrote:
> > Uh, that seems entirely gratuitous.
>
> I can not parse your comment.
dict gratuitous, then it should make sense :-)
IMO it would be more worthwhile to do this in conjunction with adding
extra functionality/package requirements (i.e. better/more abstract
init script message handling, additional required init.d functionality
like "status", etc.), so while people are fiddling with their init
handling anyway to do this they can also upgrade the functionality.
Not that I'm personally proposing these things, but I know there are
people that need/want them.
I'd also suggest a transition point where the old names invoke the new
routines, but with a warning to standard error, so people can catch
these problems before they break packages; in fact, it might be best
to keep the legacy names around with warnings for a while (i.e. past
at least sarge+1, and maybe even indefinitely).
Chris
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