FS#22804 : [kexec-tools] kexec rc-script messages are unusually verbose

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FS#22804 - [kexec-tools] kexec rc-script messages are unusually verbose

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Devin J. Pohly (djpohly) - Monday, 07 February 2011, 20:33 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Friday, 26 August 2011, 10:45 GMT

Task Type	Bug Report
Category	Packages: Extra
Status	Closed
Assigned To	Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Architecture	All
Severity	Very Low
Priority	Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version	Undecided
Due Date	Undecided
Percent Complete
Votes	0
Private	No

Details

Description:
The messages in /etc/rc.d/kexec, though not overflowing an 80-character line, are noticeably longer than messages from other rc-scripts. It always takes me by surprise because I think there has been an error during boot that generated some extra text. In addition, the verb tense changes, but that's just me being extra-picky. :)

Additional info:
* kexec-tools 2.0.2-2

Steps to reproduce:
1. pacman -S kexec-tools
2. Add kexec to DAEMONS array in /etc/rc.conf.
3. Reboot your computer.

Expected behavior:
Steady level of adrenaline throughout boot and shutdown processes.

Actual behavior:
Spike in adrenaline when I see a ten-word message spring up amidst "Starting Network", "Starting OpenNTPD", and other similarly terse notifications.

I don't think anything would be particularly lost with shorter messages such as:
* start => "Enabling Kexec"
* stop[runlevel=6], load => "Loading Kexec kernel"
* stop[runlevel!=6] => "Disabling Kexec"
* unload => "Unloading Kexec kernel"

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Closed by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Friday, 26 August 2011, 10:45 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Additional comments about closing: 2.0.2-4