On Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:30, Ian Jackson <[email protected]> wrote:
Mark Hindley writes ("Bug#1132024: Add insserv-bin binary package with
/usr/libexec/insserv for easily creating Hurd chroots"):
I don't think this is actionable by us in the init diversity team.
Johannes, can you please remind where the existing discussions were?
In particular, you say Michael Biebl is against this change. Can you
provide references?
I think an actionable next step might be to try to summarise the
situation, and send the init-system-helpers maintainer a rather formal
message setting out the options and inviting them to reconsider and/or
expand on their reasoning.
I agree too, just stating "this is not possible" without any technical
reason to back it up is not how we do things.
Depending on the response, and our analysis of it, we could change our
mind about our package split; ask for mediation; ask the TC; or decide
we don't want to pick a fight and do a suboptimal thing.
I agree that the package split should be the last resort; unless there
is proof that this change would break things (which I doubt it will),
there should be no reason by init-system-helper maintainers to block
that. If they insist on their stance *and* do not state why this does
not work then thinking about the TC might be an option IMO.
best,
werdahias
