Bug#942323: runit-helper: Use dot-symlinks to mark a service as disable

2019-10-24 Thread Lorenzo Puliti
Package: runit-helper Version: 2.8.14 Followup-For: Bug #942323 Dmitry Bogatov > No doubt, documentation would be good. > > I think the most apporiate medium would be introduction of README in > bin:runit and short entry in debian/NEWS, like sysvinit does it. ok, I'll have a look > How

Bug#942323: runit-helper: Use dot-symlinks to mark a service as disable

2019-10-22 Thread Dmitry Bogatov
[2019-10-22 01:43] Lorenz > > Sorry, don't follow. Previously no link in /etc/service was created > > if dh-runit decides that service should not be enabled, now hidden > > link is created instead. How it is more confusing? > > OK, from existing users there are no visible consequences and a bug

Bug#942323: runit-helper: Use dot-symlinks to mark a service as disable

2019-10-21 Thread Lorenz
Il giorno dom 20 ott 2019 alle ore 22:06 Dmitry Bogatov ha scritto: > Sorry, don't follow. Previously no link in /etc/service was created if > dh-runit decides that service should not be enabled, now hidden link is > created instead. How it is more confusing? OK, from existing users there are

Bug#942323: runit-helper: Use dot-symlinks to mark a service as disable

2019-10-20 Thread Dmitry Bogatov
[2019-10-18 10:43] Richard Lucassen > Dmitry Bogatov wrote: > > > > I've documented this in update-service manpage (see #942320); maybe > > > this need also a 'POLICY' section in dh_runit(1) or a notice to > > > users of runit on upgrade? > > > > What are user-visible consequences for

Bug#942323: runit-helper: Use dot-symlinks to mark a service as disable

2019-10-20 Thread Dmitry Bogatov
[2019-10-18 15:20] Lorenzo Puliti > new patch attached Thank you. > > What are user-visible consequences for existing users? > > Few comes to my mind: > > * In Sysv KNNfoo symlinks are visible, while here .foo symlink are > hidden, so users that are unaware of this change might have an hard >

Bug#942323: runit-helper: Use dot-symlinks to mark a service as disable

2019-10-18 Thread Lorenzo Puliti
Package: runit-helper Version: 2.8.14 Followup-For: Bug #942323 new patch attached > What are user-visible consequences for existing users? Few comes to my mind: * In Sysv KNNfoo symlinks are visible, while here .foo symlink are hidden, so users that are unaware of this change might have an

Bug#942323: runit-helper: Use dot-symlinks to mark a service as disable

2019-10-16 Thread Dmitry Bogatov
control: tags -1 +confirmed control: tags -1 -patch [2019-10-14 17:09] Lorenzo Puliti > there is a problem in runit-helper with the following logic > [..] > > if I remove (without purging) a package with version >= SINCE and then I > reinstall > such package, runit-helper will not enable the

Bug#942323: runit-helper: Use dot-symlinks to mark a service as disable

2019-10-14 Thread Lorenzo Puliti
Package: runit-helper Version: 2.8.14 Severity: normal Tags: patch Hi, there is a problem in runit-helper with the following logic postinst () { local action="${1}" previous="${2:-}" # Fresh installation (not upgrade). It is important to not override # local admin