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[Jeremy Kolb <jkolb AT brandeis.edu>]

Wow, you beat me too it, I was going to say the exact same thing, it's
been bugging me too.

Jeremy

On Fri, 2004-01-16 at 13:13, Arwed von Merkatz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> there are quite some problems with the current way init scripts get
> installed. I know the idea was to have the questions asked at the
> beginnning of the cast, which is a good idea, but now it also installs
> the init script before the spell is even cast, causing several problems:
> - if i cast a spell that has an init script and then tell sorcery no
>   when it asks 'do you really want to cast these spells?', the init
>   script is already installed and errors out on the next boot
> - init scripts don't get tracked by installwatch, and thus don't get
>   removed on dispel, causing the same effect as my first problem
> 
> So instead of installing them right away, sorcery should remember the
> answers to the questions and install them when the spell really gets
> installed.
> 
> Am i right with that, or is there some other reason behind installing
> them directly (untracked)?