Eric Lavarde wrote: > Hi, > > Thomas Goirand wrote: >> Stephen Gran wrote: >>>>> # Check whether we were configured to not start the services. >>>>> check_for_no_start() { >>>>> if [ "$SERVICE_DISABLED" = "yes" ]; then >>>> This is such a broken behavior. Initscripts are enabled and disabled in >>>> the configuration of the init system. >>> That's not quite true - many packages in debian use an enable/disable >>> variable in an /etc/default/package file. >> >> Not talking about any policy, but I personally hate it. Why on earth >> would you want to have a package NOT to work if you install it? This is >> insane... > You might want to disable _temporarily_ a certain application? It's > easier/quicker than to reconfigure the init system and you don't loose > the information about run-levels where the program is meant to start. > > Eric
I'm ok with that, but not *BY DEFAULT*. IMHO, by default, a package should just run... Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]