Package: procps
Version: 1:3.2.5-1
Severity: wishlist
Hello,
this is a follow-up to #277111. Unfortunately this bug is already
archived so I cannot reopen it.
I personally think it's really helpful to see which kernel parameters
are changed during boot. Therefor, please use -q only if $VERBOSE=no.
My mail to martin f krafft and his reply are attached, including my
suggested patch.
Thanks for your work & regards
Mario
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On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 06:40:25PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote:
> When procps loads /etc/sysctl.conf during the boot, it writes all
> settings to stdout. It should not do that. Please add -q even in
> $VERBOSE mode!
Hmmm, why should it be quiet even in $VERBOSE mode?
I personally think it's really helpful sometimes to see which kernel
parameters are changed during boot. Especially now when netbase (4.22)
deprecates /etc/network/options and refers to /etc/sysctl.conf instead
(see /usr/share/doc/netbase/README.Debian) and thus /etc/sysctl.conf
becomes more important now than before.
And I don't see any reason not to print them if $VERBOSE = yes.
I'll reopen the bug if you agree with me.
I did talk to Elrond and it seems that sysctl in 2.0.7 had no -q, which
was most likely the reason for -n + >/dev/null.
Now, there is -q, so the correct patch should be to simply replace -n
with -q if $VERBOSE = no. There should be no need for >/dev/null anymore
(patch attached).
regards
Mario
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--- /etc/init.d/procps.sh 2004-11-17 03:18:32.000000000 +0100
+++ procps.sh 2005-09-27 19:34:03.000000000 +0200
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@
fi
if [ "$VERBOSE" = "no" ]
then
- n="-n"
- redir=">/dev/null"
+ quiet="-q"
else
echo "Setting kernel variables ..."
- n=""
- redir=""
+ quiet=""
fi
- eval "/sbin/sysctl $n -q -p $redir"
+ /sbin/sysctl $quiet -p
if [ "$VERBOSE" = "yes" ]
then
echo "... done."
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also sprach Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005.09.27.1948 +0200]:
> I'll reopen the bug if you agree with me.
I suppose I do agree...
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