Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-05-01 Thread Thomas Hood
On Thu, 2003-05-01 at 00:22, Bill Allombert wrote: We should focus on /run for now. OK, I'm glad you are going to focus on this. It looks like you will need to get policy changed before the maintainers of the affected packages will implement /run/. -- Thomas Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-05-01 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On 01 May 2003 09:46:17 +0200, Thomas Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On Thu, 2003-05-01 at 00:22, Bill Allombert wrote: We should focus on /run for now. OK, I'm glad you are going to focus on this. It looks like you will need to get policy changed before the maintainers of the affected

Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-05-01 Thread Thomas Hood
The libc resolver and bind's named are indeed flawed and djbdns looks like a better way to access DNS. However, resolv.conf and named.conf handling still needs to be fixed for the sake of those applications that use the libc resolver. I've fixed the handling on my own system using the resolvconf

Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-05-01 Thread Bill Allombert
Hello Debian policy, For clarification, here the quote from the original mail that start this thread. On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Jamie Wilkinson wrote: As per the discussion on debian-devel, I am filing this bug with patch to have base-files create the /run directory. ... On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at

Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-05-01 Thread Gerrit Pape
On Thu, May 01, 2003 at 12:22:04AM +0200, Bill Allombert wrote: For my part, I find the whole resolv.conf concept flawed since changing it does not affect running process, so I always use a proxy DNS. Yes, I concur. Not that this is the solution to your current problem, but you might be

Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-30 Thread Thomas Hood
Marco d'Itri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... which in turn allows us to decrease the complexity of /etc/. By what metric? Does elegance have a metric? You are adding a bunch of symlinks and weird things like the proposed resolv.conf handling. The resolv.conf handling proposal is separate; I

Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-30 Thread Bill Allombert
On Wed, Apr 30, 2003 at 12:56:16PM +0200, Thomas Hood wrote: The resolv.conf handling proposal is separate; I have Yes is it. We should focus on /run for now. Afterward we could discuss the resolv.conf issue. For my part, I find the whole resolv.conf concept flawed since changing it does not

Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-29 Thread Thomas Hood
Marco d'Itri wrote: it makes all systems more complex Complexity is increased by adding /run/ ... which in turn allows us to decrease the complexity of /etc/. I don't think I am alone in regarding this trade-off as worthwhile, both in terms of functional benefits and in terms of the elegance of

Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-29 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Apr 29, Thomas Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it makes all systems more complex Complexity is increased by adding /run/ ... which in turn allows us to decrease the complexity of /etc/. By what metric? You are adding a bunch of symlinks and weird things like the proposed resolv.conf

Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-29 Thread Jamin W. Collins
On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 08:39:51PM +0200, Thomas Hood wrote: Marco d'Itri wrote: it makes all systems more complex Complexity is increased by adding /run/ ... which in turn allows us to decrease the complexity of /etc/. I don't think I am alone in regarding this trade-off as worthwhile,

Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Santiago Vila
reassign 191036 debian-policy thanks On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Jamie Wilkinson wrote: Package: base-files Version: 3.0.8.1 Severity: normal Tags: patch As per the discussion on debian-devel, I am filing this bug with patch to have base-files create the /run directory. To summarise the

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Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Apr 28, Santiago Vila [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If we are going to extend the FHS we should modify our own policy at least. Do we have a consensus on /run? I don't think so. -- ciao, | Marco | [665 agG/r/pCLQ3L.]

Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Bill Allombert
On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 11:56:24AM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote: As per the discussion on debian-devel, I am filing this bug with patch to have base-files create the /run directory. To summarise the discussion, we need to move program state out of /etc but for some programs that run early

Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Hi Bill! On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Bill Allombert wrote: On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 11:56:24AM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote: As per the discussion on debian-devel, I am filing this bug with patch to have base-files create the /run directory. To summarise the discussion, we need to move program

Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Bill Allombert
On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 01:51:31PM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: Hi Bill! As per the discussion on debian-devel, I am filing this bug with patch to have base-files create the /run directory. To summarise the discussion, we need to move program state out of /etc but for

Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Hi Bill! On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Bill Allombert wrote: On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 01:51:31PM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: Hi Bill! As per the discussion on debian-devel, I am filing this bug with patch to have base-files create the /run directory. To summarise the

Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Bill Allombert
On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 03:31:37PM -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: Hi Bill! Hi Henrique! The proposal is to have base-files creating the /run directory, since base-files maintainer has reassigned the bug to debian-policy. If you something more formal, maybe As an

Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 11:56:24 +0200 (CEST), Santiago Vila [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: If we are going to extend the FHS we should modify our own policy at least. You need to make a policy proposal, get two seconds and no objections. For your convenience I'm reassigning the bug. I think

Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Bas Zoetekouw
Hi Bill! You wrote: Thanks a lot! I will try to improve it again: As an extension to the FHS, the Debian filesystem has a /run directory intended to hold program state file for programs that run early during the boot process when /var is not yet mounted. /run must be in the

Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
Hi Bas! On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Bas Zoetekouw wrote: Hi Bill! You wrote: Thanks a lot! I will try to improve it again: As an extension to the FHS, the Debian filesystem has a /run directory intended to hold program state file for programs that run early during the boot

Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Apr 28, Manoj Srivastava [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it is premature to tatify into policy an action that has not been fully decided upon, and has not yet had all the kinks ironed out yet. While I understand the use cases presented for /run; I am not yet convinced

Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Bill Allombert
Hi Bas! On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 10:24:27PM +0200, Bas Zoetekouw wrote: You wrote: As an extension to the FHS, the Debian filesystem has a /run directory intended to hold program state file for programs that run early during the boot process when /var is not yet mounted. /run

Re: Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 11:15:57PM +0200, Marco d'Itri wrote: On Apr 28, Manoj Srivastava [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it is premature to tatify into policy an action that has not been fully decided upon, and has not yet had all the kinks ironed out yet. While I

Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted

2003-04-28 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Apr 29, Steve Langasek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I fully agree. I remember providing an alternative solution for all or most of the problems which /run should solve, so I'm firmly opposed to create this new, unneeded directory, which is nothing more than a gratuitous change from other