Bug#208010: [PROPOSAL] init script LSB 1.3 compliance

[Bill Allombert <allomber@math.u-bordeaux.fr>]

On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 09:52:34PM +0200, Martin Godisch wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 17:33:17 +0200, Bill Allombert wrote:
> "See next paragraph"? Not necessarily...
> 
> > > +	      <tag>8-99</tag>
> > > +	      <item>reserved for future LSB use,</item>
> > 
> > > +	      <tag>100-149</tag>
> > > +	      <item>reserved for distribution use,</item>
> > > +	      <tag>150-199</tag>
> > > +	      <item>reserved for application use,</item>
> > > +	      <tag>200-254</tag>
> > > +	      <item>reserved.</item>
> > 
> > Does the above make sense in the context of Debian Policy ? 
> 
> You think this can be better?

I think it can be removed completly. 

> > > +	    </taglist>
> > > +	    All error messages should be printed on standard error. All status
> > > +	    messages should be printed on standard output. (This does not
> > > +	    prevent scripts from calling logging functions.)
> > > +	  </p>
> > 
> > This paragraph should clarify what is a 'error message' as opposed to
> > a 'status message'
> 
> Possibly, what do you suggest?

This policy does not mandate any 'error message' than I am aware of, so:

   All messages mandated by policy should go to standard output. You should
   ensure that any other messages that can eventually be generated is send
   to standard error.

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

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