Clint Adams <cl...@debian.org> writes: > On Fri, Jan 03, 2014 at 10:02:01AM -0800, Nikolaus Rath wrote: >> As said elsewhere, I think there should be a paragraph about packages >> that depend on a specific init system for reasons other than service >> startup, e.g. >> >> 4. The above criterium also extends to dependencies that are not related >> to service startup. In jessie, no package may depend on a single >> initsystem other than sysvinit. After jessie, no package may depend >> on a single init system other than the default init. >> >> or alternatively >> >> 4. Packages may, however, depend on a specific init system (which may >> not be the default init) for features that are not related to daemon >> startup. Such packages will only be installable on systems running a >> non-default init, but are permitted in the archive. > > As loath as I am to participate in this discussion, I have to ask > if your intent is to suddenly outlaw all the packages which depend > on runit.
Are you asking me personally? No, that's not my intent. I merely think that a CTTE solution should spell out precisely to what extent a package must be compatible with the default init (i.e., if it must be fully working with the default init, or if it only has to provide daemon startup/supervision/shutdown for the default init). This is why I explicitly listed two conflicting, alternative wordings. Best, Nikolaus -- Encrypted emails preferred. PGP fingerprint: 5B93 61F8 4EA2 E279 ABF6 02CF A9AD B7F8 AE4E 425C »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.« -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org