Bug#399788: openbsd-inetd: not running inetd when it doesn't have any services breaks installs

[Roland Stigge]

Hi,

the attached patch works for me in the described case. I can NMU if
necessary.

bye,
  Roland

Common subdirectories: update-inetd-4.27.orig/debian and update-inetd-4.27/debian
diff -u update-inetd-4.27.orig/DebianNet.pm update-inetd-4.27/DebianNet.pm
--- update-inetd-4.27.orig/DebianNet.pm	2006-11-12 19:15:24.000000000 +0100
+++ update-inetd-4.27/DebianNet.pm	2006-11-22 13:29:56.000000000 +0100
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 }
 
 sub wakeup_inetd {
-    my($pid);
+    my($pid,$service);
     if (open(P,"/var/run/inetd.pid")) {
         $pid=<P>;
         if (open(C,sprintf("/proc/%d/stat",$pid))) {
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@
             close(C);
         }
         close(P);
+    } else {
+        $_ = glob "/etc/init.d/*inetd";
+	if(/\/etc\/init\.d\/(.*inetd)/) {
+	    $service = $1;
+	    system("invoke-rc.d $service restart");
+	}
     }
     return(1);
 }