Bug#376958: kdm: Please add LSB formatted dependency info in init.d script
Package: kdm
Version: 3.5.3-2
Severity: wishlist
To be able to check boot script order, and also to be able to start
boot scripts in parallel, it is important to know the dependencies of
the various boot scripts. The Linux Software Base specifies a init.d
header file format useful for this purpose, and adding such header to
the kdm init.d script would make it possible to use this
information to check the current sequence and speed up the debian
boot. This work is in progress as part of "Improving the debian boot" in
<URL:http://initscripts-ng.alioth.debian.org/soc2006-bootsystem/>.
<URL:http://wiki.debian.org/LSBInitScripts>
explains how to make an LSB-compliant script with Debian.
The main issue is to know which scripts must executed before
kdm starts (Required-Start). Besides, which scripts should be
executed before if installed (Should-Start). The following is an example
of how it should look like:
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: kdm
# Required-Start: scripts-needed
# Required-Stop: scripts-needed
# Should-Start: scripts-needed-that-may-not-be-installed
# Should-Stop: scripts-needed-that-may-not-be-installed
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: X display manager for KDE
# Description: KDE is a powerful Open Source graphical desktop
# environment for Unix workstations. It combines ease
# of use, contemporary functionality, and outstanding
# graphical design with the technological superiority
# of the Unix operating system.
### END INIT INFO
I am using Debian GNU/Linux Unstable, kernel 2.6.16-2-486
cheers,
Carlos Villegas
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