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Bug#591791: [PATCH] Document generic and upstart-specific init-system requirements



Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> writes:

> I think you've misunderstood the intent here.  When upstart is
> installed, it provides *commands* called "start", "restart", "reload",
> and "stop" in /sbin.  These are the commands that must not be called
> from maintainer scripts.  It has nothing to do with invocation of
> /etc/init.d/<package> scripts, which is already prohibited elsewhere in
> policy.

> Is there a word that you think would be less ambiguous than "command" for
> expressing this?

Oh, yes, I misunderstood that too.  How about:

        These maintainer scripts must not call the upstart
        <prgn>start</prgn>, <prgn>restart</prgn>, <prgn>reload</prgn>, or
        <prgn>stop</prgn> interfaces directly.

which uses the same term (interfaces) that is used for calling invoke-rc.d
and update-rc.d?

-- 
Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org)               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>



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