Bug#545174: insserv: Please add simple "if" conditionals to disable scripts

[Dmitry Bogatov]

control: close -1
control: tags -1 +wontfix

Sorry for late response.

[2009-09-05 06:46] Josh Triplett <josh at joshtriplett.org>
> Package: insserv
> Version: 1.12.0-10
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Some scripts only need to run if some other subsystem does not.  For
> example, hwclock and hwclockfirst should only run if udev does not.
> Currently, they must do so by always running, and checking the condition
> they need.  However, the condition only changes when the set of init
> scripts changes; thus, ideally the script could just have no start/stop
> links when it need not run.  I'd propose something like this:
>
> X-Ignore-If: udev

Please do not, keep it simple.

Checking this condition /inside/ initscript has neglectable cost (like
several /bin/sh processes) and gives you flexibility to check for
conditions of arbitrary complexity.

Closing. You still can try to convince upstream maintainer.
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