Jesse Smith writes ("Bug#934945: startpar: insserv attemps to write to /etc/.boot.* even with -p option"): > On a related note, in the startpar build log it shows the version of > startpar being tested is located at /lib/startpar/startpar. Upstream > we use the startpar executable in the local directory to make sure > we are using the fresh copy and not the system copy. It looks like > maybe Startpar is being installed before the test is run? In which > case it works out to be the same thing.
Debian's CI at ci.debian.net wants to test *packages*, in the context of the whole system, so it tests everything as-installed. So this seems correct. > This is a pretty minor change, in the Startpar "testsuite/runtests" script > change the line which reads: > > $INSSERV" -p etc/init.d test > > to > > $INSSERV" -p etc/init.d -i etc/init.d test It sounds like we should make this change to the test suite, and also add a test dependency saying we need at least whatever insserv gained the -i option ? Ian. -- Ian Jackson <ijack...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> These opinions are my own. If I emailed you from an address @fyvzl.net or @evade.org.uk, that is a private address which bypasses my fierce spamfilter.