On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 03:46:50PM -0800, Regid Ichira wrote: > $ grep -nA13 ^INITCTL= /var/lib/dpkg/info/sysvinit.postinst > 19:INITCTL=/run/initctl > 20-case "$(uname -s)" in > 21- *FreeBSD) > 22- OLDINITCTL=/etc/.initctl > 23- ;; > 24- *) > 25- OLDINITCTL=/dev/initctl > 26- ;; > 27-esac > 28- > 29-# Create /run/initctl if not present, and also create compatibility > 30-# symlinks > 31-if [ "$INITCTL" ] && [ ! -p "$INITCTL" ] > 32-then > $ > > In line #19, INITCTL was set to /run/initctl. What is the reson to > test for [ "$INITCTL" ] in line #31? I mean, isn't > > if [ ! -p "$INITCTL" ] > > somewhat better?
Yes, but it's there for some historical reason, and because in the past INITCTL could also be set to "" under some circumstances. The logic has been kept--if the code is changed again in the future, it will avoid breakage if INITCTL is unset. Regards, Roger -- .''`. Roger Leigh : :' : Debian GNU/Linux http://people.debian.org/~rleigh/ `. `' Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/ `- GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848 Please GPG sign your mail. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120212004429.gr8...@codelibre.net
