[Bug 662] problem w/ init script stuff

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------- Additional Comments From [email protected]  2005-03-02 22:51 -------
> With respect to start_daemon, I don't see any clarity in the spec about what
> "pathname' means (absolute pathname? pathname relative to something?).

Well, I don't think we have a full definition in the LSB standard. In the IEEE
Std 1003.1-2004 (Copyright © 2001-2004 The IEEE and The Open Group) there is a
definition for
- pathname ("[...]It has an optional beginning slash, followed by zero or more
filenames separated by slashes.[...]")
- absolute pathname (a pathname beginning with a slash)
- basename ("The final, or only, filename in a pathname.")

i.e. a basename, relative and absolute pathname should be supported according to
the LSB standard with the definition from 1003.1-2001(2004).

> Seems start_daemon on mandrake 9.1 wants just the name, not the path
Accepting only the basename is clearly not according to the LSB standard.

Conclusion:
a) We need more definitions, maybe the Open Group/IEEE allows to use theirs?
Or one should more clearly point out that the definitions of the 1003.1-2001 apply.
b) I shall find the time to (finally!) create init-script tests ...   
 
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