[2019-09-26 17:48] Ansgar <ans...@43-1.org> > On Thu, 2019-09-26 at 15:26 +0000, Dmitry Bogatov wrote: > > If this is the case, I'd propose wording like following: > > > > [ ... All packages with daemons must provide init.d scripts ...], > > unless software is only usable, by upstream's design, when pid1 is > > provided by some alternative init system. In such case, it must Depend > > on that alternative system (e.g binary package, that provides > > corresponding version of /sbin/init). > > Such a dependency shouldn't be added as one can run software in > containers or so and talk to the outside systemd instance. Note that > iptables doesn't depend on the linux kernel package either.
Reasonable. Then let's drop part about Depends: [ ... All packages with daemons must provide init.d scripts ...], unless software is only usable, by upstream's design, when pid1 is provided by some other init system. > Also sysvinit would be an "alternative init system" given the current > default. As you wish. s/alternative/other/. -- Note, that I send and fetch email in batch, once in a few days. Please, mention in body of your reply when you add or remove recepients.