Re: Proposed guideline for init script files

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On Wednesday 28 February 2007 05:17, Matthias Saou wrote:
> This is definitely a step in the right direction, but if it's meant to
> become the "init script packaging guidelines", then it's missing all of
> the most important parts : The init script's content.
>
> A few things from the top of my mind :
> - What output is okay and what output isn't (to look good and play nice
> with the graphical boot).
> - Which commands should be mandatory and which optional (start, stop,
> restart, condrestart and status are the most expected ones, reload
> doesn't always make sense).
> - Which syntax should be followed in the initial comments for
> compatibility with chkconfig and other tools.
>
> I will try to spare some time to write some proposals for these if it
> is something we want to try and cover too.

Yes, the init script section can grow and cross link to things in 
scriptletsnippits as necessary.  I find it difficult to get a big chunks of 
guidelines approved all at once, so I'd rather take the approach of one 
subject at a time.  This time it's the %config or not.

-- 
Jesse Keating
Release Engineer: Fedora

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