Bug#610667: /etc/init.d/x11-common: Please clear /tmp/.ICE-unix on boot
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 01:06:30PM +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> (20/01/2011):
> > bootclean only cleans /tmp if configured to do so in
> > /etc/default/rcS; if disabled, bootclean only cleans /var/run and
> > /var/lock. I suppose that bootclean could have some logic like
> > "clean /tmp/.ICE-unix if it exists", but it didn't seem to me like
> > the domain of bootclean to handle random package-specific
> > directories. Given that /etc/init.d/x11-common handles creating
> > /tmp/.ICE-unix if it doesn't exist, doesn't that seem like the right
> > place to clear it as well?
>
> I guess so. I hope nobody's going to ask for a configuration option
> to control that part. :)
Considering that nobody seems to want a config option to control
clearing of /var/run... :)
- Josh Triplett
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