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[2019-01-29 20:44] Mathieu Mirmont <m...@parad0x.org> > Package: sysvinit > Version: 2.93-3 > Severity: normal > Tags: patch > > Dear Maintainer, > > My package uses init-d-script and relies on defining a custom > "do_start_prepare" function to prevent starting the daemon if a > specific file exists. > > While this works fine, it fails when the init.d script is invoked with > "restart" or "reload". In this case the "do_start_prepare" function is > not called. There doesn't seem to be a similar mechanism for "restart" > and "reload". This makes my init.d script significantly more > complicated to implement (cleanly). > > Please consider the attached patch. Thank you for your contribution. Your patch looks good, but given upcoming freeze, to avoid surprises, I intend to upload your patch into unstable after release. Upload to experimental is due in several weeks. Will it do for you? -- Note, that I send and fetch email in batch, once every 24 hours. If matter is urgent, try https://t.me/kaction --