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



Am 07.05.25 um 15:28 schrieb Vincent Lefevre:
On 2025-05-07 12:37:35 +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote:
* 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

Yes, but then, shouldn't the severity be raised (as without
a fix, they will no longer work in Trixie)?


Trixie still ships the sysv-generator and we are pretty much in freeze right now.

So while I can't speak for Luca, I wouldn't expect that the sysv-generator is going to be removed at this point in the release cycle or that there are plans to do so.

I read the bug report like this: By the time Trixie ships and once Forky opens up for development, the sysv-generator is going to be removed. I.e. it will be a change affecting Forky, not Trixie.
Which leaves us 2 years to fix the remaining stragglers.

Regards,
Michael


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