[ENBD] Bring enbd back in Debian?

[Bas van Schaik]

Peter T. Breuer wrote:

>"Also sprach ptb:"
>(commenting on a comment)
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>>>Also the init.d script /etc/init.d/enbd can't be in two packages at the
>>>same time. To be honest, I don't think many people will run client &
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>To split onto two scripts I need a common file containing the functions
>defined in the present script. Where should it go (:-)? And in which
>package?
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>If there is no common functions script, then the present script code
>must be repeated twice in the new scripts.  To me it looks inevitable
>that there should be a -common package.
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Hmmm... You've got a point here! Maybe it's a better idea not to split
the init-script, and put the common init script in a common-package. So,
the /etc/init.d/enbd script will parse both client and server
configuration files and will start/stop the clients and servers.
However, if the scripts detects a server configuration file on a system
without the enbd-server binaries, it should exit with an error.

Another option is a script-library in the common-package which will be
used by both the client and server init-script. I don't think this is a
very nice solution, but it's a solution.

Of course it is still possible not to split the configuration files,
maintain /etc/enbd.conf and put it in the same common-package, together
with the init-script. However, I prefer the splitted setup of the
configuration files and manpages, but that's just my huble opinion ;).

I really appreciate the huge amounts of work you've already put in this
little "project"!

Cheers,

-- Bas