On Thu, March 22, 2012 12:55 am, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:02:32PM -0400, Michael Mol wrote > >> I said this before, but it sounds useful to try to reiterate: >> >> * It's probable that service-specific files should not be included in >> the init system package. >> * Service-specific init files should probably be part of the >> distro-localized version of a service-providing package. >> >> This doesn't mean modifying binaries, this is part of bootstrapping a >> service's environment. Call it "deferred installation stages", if you >> like; things which need to be done for the service to be configured >> and properly operate. > > My point is that the startup, sanity-checking, and initialization code > has to go *SOMEWHERE*. Where do you propose moving it to? This > discussion reminds me of an ethnic joke. A bunch of workers had dug out > a hole for the basement and foundations where a new house was to be > built. The workers ask their foreman what they should do with the pile > of dirt they had from digging out the hole for the new house. Their > foreman, who is ____________ tells them to go dig another hole in the > ground and throw the dirt in there. <G>
... After pushing the foreman in.... ;) -- Joost
