Hi Jesús, On Sat January 15 2011 13:21:33 Jesús M. Navarro wrote: > So the main problem is "only" transitioning the system, isn't it? Why > don't you have then a look at Squeeze's release notes (which any wise > Debian system administrator will read upon upgrade) and make sure that it > states the problem in the most clear way and/or propose the changes to that > document that you percieve to be needed? That would be feasible in current > freeze condition of the distribution and it would be a good effort/benefit > ratio for your effort.
I have looked at the release notes, what little documentation there is, and much but not all of the source code. It would certainly help if a warning were included in the release notes but the most critical fix is to the misleading statement in sysv-rc.postinst that enabling insserv is "recommended" with no warning about the potential adverse consequences. I have attached a proposed patch. --Mike Bird
diff -ruN sysvinit-2.88dsf/debian/sysv-rc.templates sysvinit-2.88dsf.NEW/debian/sysv-rc.templates --- sysvinit-2.88dsf/debian/sysv-rc.templates 2011-01-15 14:30:43.000000000 -0800 +++ sysvinit-2.88dsf.NEW/debian/sysv-rc.templates 2011-01-15 14:38:16.000000000 -0800 @@ -12,13 +12,18 @@ Default: true _Description: Migrate legacy boot sequencing to dependency-based sequencing? The boot system is prepared to migrate to dependency-based sequencing. - This is an irreversible step, but one that is recommended: it allows - the boot process to be optimized for speed and efficiency, and provides - a more resilient framework for development. + This is an irreversible step - restoring your /etc will not undo it. It + affords slightly faster booting and a different framework for sequencing + system start up which some people prefer. However it may not correctly + boot a complex system without further effort on your part. . A full rationale is detailed in /usr/share/doc/sysv-rc/README.Debian. If you choose not to migrate now, you can do so later by running "dpkg-reconfigure sysv-rc". + . + If you do need to manually reverse this irreversible step first + "touch /etc/init.d/.legacy-bootordering" and then the files in + /var/lib/update-rc.d will help you to recover most of the way. Template: sysv-rc/unable-to-convert Type: note
