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

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 11:02:22AM +0200, Bernd Zeimetz wrote:
> On 04/28/2010 06:58 AM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > 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).
> 
> Didn't know about that, indeed. Thanks for the hint.

So will you add that in gpsd, or should we change ntp?


Kurt