[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#579383: Bug#579383: ntp: Should start gpsd first

[Peter Eisentraut]

On tis, 2010-04-27 at 15:23 +0200, Bernd Zeimetz wrote:
> Package: ntp
> Version: 1:4.2.6+dfsg-1
> Severity: important
> Tags: patch
> 
> Although gpsd should be able to work around being started after ntp
> these days, the preferred way is to start gpsd before ntp. Since insserv
> reorganizes the start order, gpsd needs to be mentioned as
> 'Should-Start' in the init script. Patch is attached, pelase apply and
> upload a fix before squeeze as it might break timeservers using
> gpsd/ntpd.

You could also use the lesser-known X-Start-Before (see
http://wiki.debian.org/LSBInitScripts).