[pkg-fetchmail-maint] Bug#320584: fetchmail startup at boot causes unnecessary error messages

[Nico Golde]

Hi,
* Jan De Luyck <jan-bugs at kcore.org> [2005-07-30 15:00]:
> On Saturday 30 July 2005 14:07, Nico Golde wrote:
> > so why you are not disabling the init script of fetchmail?
> 
> Why? Because I think it's a regression: these errors were _not_ present with 
> older version of the fetchmail package, it started somewhere around a month 
> ago, but I haven't gotten round to filing a bug about it.
> 
> > i don't think it is a bug. this message is for poeple who
> > want to use the init script (normally for system wide
> > fetchmails) and this doesn't work if there is no system wide
> > configuration. so you have to disable it simply if you don't
> > want to use this. Point me if I missed something.
> 
> It's a regression, and a simple
> 
> if [ ! -e /etc/fetchmailrc ]; then
>   exit 0
> fi
> 
> solves the problem. I mean, if I remove the init script, I have to keep on 
> removing it every single time I upgrade the fetchmail package.. seems a 
> _whole_ lot easier just to build in a simple check. IIRC, there are packages 
> in Debian that do just that.

No, don't remove it, rename Sxxfetchmail to Kxxfetchmail.
if [ "$1" = "start" ]; then
    if [ ! -r $CONFFILE ] ; then
        echo "$CONFFILE not found."
        echo "can not start fetchmail daemon..."
        exit 0
    fi
fi

is the code we use and that makes sence.
please rename your init script link like it is standard in systemV and close
the bug.
regards nico
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