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Re: Make use of invoke-rc.d, if available, mandatory?



On Mon, Apr 03, 2006 at 12:38:12AM +0300, Lars Wirzenius wrote:
> Current policy states in section 9.3.3.2 ("Running initscripts") the
> following: "The use of invoke-rc.d to invoke the /etc/init.d/*
> initscripts is strongly recommended[51], instead of calling them
> directly." 
> 
> Footnote 51 further says: "In the future, the use of invoke-rc.d to
> invoke initscripts shall be made mandatory. Maintainers are advised to
> switch to invoke-rc.d as soon as possible."
> 
> I propose that the future has arrived.

I second that. It is time to be able to use policy-rc.d reliably.

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

Imagine a large red swirl here. 

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