Bug#922423: initscripts: formatting of scripts

Lorenzo plorenzo at disroot.org
Mon Mar 17 18:12:27 GMT 2025


Hi!

On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:23:22 +0000
Mark Hindley <mark at hindley.org.uk> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 05:27:26PM +0000, Dmitry Bogatov wrote:
> > Package: initscripts
> > Severity: wishlist
> > 
> > initscripts currently quite inconsistent in programming style and
> > formatting, using mix of tabs and spaces, test and [ ] and so on.
> 
> I agree we should do this for forky cycle. Can we agree the style we
> want?
> 
> As a starter, I suggest (debian/src/README.style)

partially off topic but I think it will help if we recommend to use
the /lib/init/init-d-script since by using it you decrease the amount
of code that can display inconsistent style.

Lorenzo



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