On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 09:18:33AM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote: > On Fri, 22 May 2015 10:49:38 +0000 Martin Pitt <mp...@debian.org> wrote: > > * Using sysvinit-utils (<< 2.88dsf-59.1~) confuses apt during upgrade, so > > use Depends: instead. This isn't technically true, but ensures a robust > > upgrade also from jessie. (Closes: #786469) > > This seems unfortunate, considering that one of the primary purposes of > this change was to reduce dependence on sysvinit-utils. > > Could the dependency go the other way, instead?
I agree it's unfortunate that sysvinits "upside down" packaging style now has spread to util-linux. As I see it it will be possible to fix (via further sysvinit NMUs) once we're ready to get rid of the initscripts dependency completely in util-linux. It would be good to hear what the longterm plans are for sysvinit (the binary package). Even if things stay as they are right now I guess new jessie installs will be in great numbers and people will generally have to install sysvinit-core to get a working sysvinit by the time of stretch release that we can already now see it as ok to drop initscripts dependency from u-l, given that sysvinit-core already depends on initscripts. I quickly looked at blockers for simply dropping the binary sysvinit package and it seems to boil down to "init-select". On the other hand the init-select package seems to entirely be based on farse assumptions. No replies from maintainer on filed bugs. Maybe someone should just push for it to get removed.... Regards, Andreas Henriksson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
