[Ryszard Lach] > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 11:37:56AM +0100, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > > > > [Ryszard Lach] > > > > The daemon program is used by the included init.d scripts, so a strong > > dependency is appropriate. Sure, it can be used in other settings as > > well, but as the monitoring script is included and enabled by default > > mpt-status need the dependency > > And what about init.d/mpt-status fragment: > > [...] > > # Gracefully exit if the package has been removed. > test -x /usr/sbin/mpt-status || exit 0 > > [...]
It is there to handle package removal, when the package isn't purged yet, so the init.d script is still left behind. > I suppose it is not a problem to add > > test -x /usr/bin/daemon || exit 0 That would not be according to best practice in Debian. > or just a variable "RUN_DAEMON" to /etc/defaults/mpt-status This on the other hand might be a good idea. Or just not run the monitor if the mail address is "". > Why? Because I do not consider this a bug. :) > so in my opinion the dependency strongly restricts usability of this > package and thus it should remain at least 'normal' bug. Why does the dependency on daemon restrict the usability of this package? What is your experienced problem with daemon? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
