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["Jeremy A. Kolb" <jkolb AT brandeis.edu>]

What I mean is if i install let's say vmware or something that installs an 
init script. i'm just wondering if it will work or if the smgl versions is 
just really weird, because as it stands a lot of software installs init 
scripts that work pretty well. i just don't want it to be difficult to 
install non smgl stuff :)

Jeremy

On Wed, 7 May 2003, Casey Harkins wrote:

> 
> 
> I think we should prevent init scripts from being installed outside of the
> smgl system. I suppose if the script works, then we could let it go, but
> most likely it'll install to /etc/init.d and possibly create symlinks in
> the rc*.d directories.
> 
> The main problem with letting them install, is that some packaged init
> scripts expect a functions script (in varying locations: /etc/rc.d,
> /etc/rc.d/init.d, /etc/init.d). Another issue is that different scripts
> may depend on different tools (ps, pkill, kill, killall, etc), yet not all
> of these are part of the basesystem.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 6 May 2003, Jeremy A. Kolb wrote:
> > Q: does this mean that init scripts that are installed outside of the
> > source mage system will most likely not work?
> >
> > Jeremy
> 
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