On Mon, 2003-05-05 at 22:23, Wolfram Schlich wrote:

> What about a new dependency like "triggeredby"?
> Another name could be "stickto"...
> This would/should/could both affect "start" and "stop" operations. E.g.:
> 
> 	/etc/init.d/ddclient:
> 		-> triggeredby net.ppp0
> 		-> after net.ppp0
> 
> This would cause ddclient to be started when net.ppp0 is started, but
> due to the "after" dep, it would be started *after* net.ppp0.
> Kinda reverse/twisted need dependency... or something.
> 
> This "triggeredby" could be applied to e.g. squid, iptables, postfix... all the
> stuff you *might* choose to need when connecting to the internet but
> don't want to start before you *really* connect.
> 

Might be a good feature to support.  I just do not like the name =)


Regards,

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Martin Schlemmer
Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop/System Team Developer
Cape Town, South Africa