Re: [Gnumed-devel] Re: gnumed in Ubuntu

[Karsten Hilbert]

On Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 07:54:20PM +0100, RKI Andreas wrote:

>> Well, how, then, does a syntax highlighter detect the file
>> type if I remove the magic ?
>
>   <Meta-X>sh-mode
>
> ;-)

:-/

> Actually I have no real idea.  Is this an important feature.

Why, of course, it helps me (who has to write the darn
things) to be more productive.

>> Can they then still be sourced properly ?
>
> Definitely.  You can source any file with shell syntax.
OK, good. That was the killer point.

Done.

>> What is the purpose of the test for script existance ?
>
> To avoid error messages from cron.  That's a feature I have
> seen in any cron script I inspected on my Debian machines
> as example.  I'm not sure whether this is ironed in the policy.
> The rationale on a Debian system is definitely that a package
> can be removed while leaving the configuration on the computer

Ah, OK, that makes sense.

Karsten
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