Hi, BT Templeton wrote (11 Jul 2011 17:40:00 GMT) : > I'm using tmpfs for /var/log, and Tor fails to start when > /var/log/tor doesn't exist.
The fs2ram Debian package is a really easy to have any given Debian system support the non-persistent /var/log usecase. > Tor should recreate the log directory if it's missing. I understand the current behaviour is annoying, but Debian packages tend to expect a file they installed to be here when they need it... /var/log included. The change you're asking really is a Debian Policy -level one: to suit your needs, every Debian package must support the non-persistent /var/log use case, avoid installing files there, create them at runtime. BTW, if such a policy was ever implemented, the user's ability to customize things in /var/log using dpkg-divert and dpkg-statoverride would be lost. I don't think it would be worth engaging into a huge archive-wide policy change aimed at supporting the non-persistent /var/log usecase given other ways exist to do it on the admin's side. Bye, -- intrigeri <[email protected]> | GnuPG key @ https://gaffer.ptitcanardnoir.org/intrigeri/intrigeri.asc | OTR fingerprint @ https://gaffer.ptitcanardnoir.org/intrigeri/otr.asc | Who wants a world in which the guarantee that we shall not | die of starvation would entail the risk of dying of boredom ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
