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Just one suggestion for the control file: > Package: watchdog ... > Description: software watchdog > The watchdog program writes to /dev/watchdog every ten seconds. > If the device is opened but not written to within a minute, the machine > will reboot. This feature is available when the 'software watchdog' support > is compiled into the kernel. Googling for "support compiled.into.the.kernel" shows that some people use it in the sense intended here, which includes the "CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG=m" present in linux-image packages, while other people use it in a more restrictive sense that requires "CONFIG_SOFT_WATCHDOG=y". This makes it worth avoiding the phrase. I would suggest: This feature is available when the kernel is built with 'software watchdog' support (standard in Debian kernels). -- JBR Ankh kak! (Ancient Egyptian blessing)
--- ../watchdog.old/debian/templates 2007-06-02 15:07:11.000000000 +0100 +++ debian/templates 2007-06-08 23:04:01.000000000 +0100 @@ -9,15 +9,16 @@ Type: boolean Default: false _Description: Restart watchdog on upgrades? - If your kernel is configured with the CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT option, - restarting watchdog will cause a spurious reboot (the kernel will think - the watchdog daemon crashed). + If the kernel is configured with the CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT option, + restarting watchdog will cause a spurious reboot (the kernel will assume + that the watchdog daemon crashed). Template: watchdog/module Type: string Default: none -_Description: Load watchdog module? - Do you want the watchdog init script to preload a module for your watchdog - driver before starting watchdog? The module "softdog" should work on all - installations. If you don't want the script to load a module use "none". +_Description: Watchdog module to preload: + Please choose which watchdog module should be preloaded before + starting watchdog. The 'softdog' module should be suited for all + installations. Enter 'none' if you don't want the script to load + a module. --- ../watchdog.old/debian/control 2007-02-22 10:49:16.000000000 +0000 +++ debian/control 2007-06-08 23:05:39.000000000 +0100 @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, makedev (>= 2.3.1-24) | devfsd | udev Description: software watchdog The watchdog program writes to /dev/watchdog every ten seconds. - If the device is open but not written to within a minute the machine - will reboot -- a feature available when "software watchdog" support - is compiled into the kernel. + If the device is opened but not written to within a minute, the machine + will reboot. This feature is available when the kernel is built with + 'software watchdog' support (standard in Debian kernels). . The ability to reboot will depend on the state of the machine and interrupts.
Template: watchdog/run Type: boolean Default: true _Description: Start watchdog at boot time? Please specify whether watchdog should be started as part of the boot process. This can be changed later by editing /etc/default/watchdog. Template: watchdog/restart Type: boolean Default: false _Description: Restart watchdog on upgrades? If the kernel is configured with the CONFIG_WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT option, restarting watchdog will cause a spurious reboot (the kernel will assume that the watchdog daemon crashed). Template: watchdog/module Type: string Default: none _Description: Watchdog module to preload: Please choose which watchdog module should be preloaded before starting watchdog. The 'softdog' module should be suited for all installations. Enter 'none' if you don't want the script to load a module.
Source: watchdog Section: admin Priority: extra Maintainer: Michael Meskes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 4.1.13), po-debconf (>= 0.5.0) Standards-Version: 3.6.2 Package: watchdog Architecture: any Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, makedev (>= 2.3.1-24) | devfsd | udev Description: software watchdog The watchdog program writes to /dev/watchdog every ten seconds. If the device is opened but not written to within a minute, the machine will reboot. This feature is available when the kernel is built with 'software watchdog' support (standard in Debian kernels). . The ability to reboot will depend on the state of the machine and interrupts.