Re: status of packages shipping sysv-init script without systemd unit

[Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org>]

* Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> [250507 11:06]:
> I can see in journalctl output:
>
> May 07 10:25:13 qaa systemd-sysv-generator[1476564]: SysV service '/etc/init.d/dictd' lacks a native systemd unit file, automatically generating a unit file for compatibility.
> May 07 10:25:13 qaa systemd-sysv-generator[1476564]: Please update package to include a native systemd unit file.
> May 07 10:25:13 qaa systemd-sysv-generator[1476564]: ! This compatibility logic is deprecated, expect removal soon. !
> May 07 10:25:13 qaa systemd-sysv-generator[1476564]: SysV service '/etc/init.d/shellinabox' lacks a native systemd unit file, automatically generating a unit file for compatibility.
> May 07 10:25:13 qaa systemd-sysv-generator[1476564]: Please update package to include a native systemd unit file.
> May 07 10:25:13 qaa systemd-sysv-generator[1476564]: ! This compatibility logic is deprecated, expect removal soon. !
>
> and the corresponding bugs 1039171 and 1039367 say: "This
> is in the process of being deprecated and will be removed
> by the time Trixie ships, so the remaining packages that
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> ship init scripts without systemd units will stop working."
>
> What's the status of such packages?

They have open bugs that need fixing.

For example:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1039171

Chris