>>> No, that *is* *intentional*. script under /etc/smartmontools/run.d/ must not >>> return errors. >> >> I see. However, even if it intentional, I think it is a bug. If >> something goes wrong, for whatever reason, and you conceal the error >> message that enables the user to understand what's going on, then this >> concealment is arguably a bug. > >Let me rephrase that, scripts under /etc/smartmontools/run.d/ must not return >errors if /usr/bin/mail , /usr/lib/powersave/powersave-notify or >/usr/bin/smart-notifier don't exist.
What you describe is a software decision that has a problem (a bug). There must be a way out of this problem. If that decision cannot be modified for some reason, then some other way should be found. One possibility would be for the init.d script to signal an error upon starting the daemon when it detects this particular problem. But there may be other possibilities. The bottom line is that one cannot let this problem go undetected by design: this would mean that the design is flawed (bugged). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
