Bug#591791: [PATCH] Document generic and upstart-specific init-system requirements

To: Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
Cc: Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>, "Adam D. Barratt" <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk>, 591791@bugs.debian.org, Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@err.no>
Subject: Bug#591791: [PATCH] Document generic and upstart-specific init-system requirements
From: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:38:10 -0700
Message-id: <[🔎] 87fwd8gu31.fsf@windlord.stanford.edu>
Reply-to: Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org>, 591791@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 4F63A1AD.9050304@debian.org> (Michael Biebl's message of "Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:25:17 +0100")
References: <20111018042913.GB30844@virgil.dodds.net> <87r52ac1sy.fsf@qurzaw.varnish-software.com> <87vcp35f44.fsf@windlord.stanford.edu> <20120226213619.GA23227@virgil.dodds.net> <20120226231224.GB10740@burratino> <20120226235453.GA24566@virgil.dodds.net> <87pqd16t84.fsf@windlord.stanford.edu> <20120227010159.GB30786@virgil.dodds.net> <[🔎] 1331924957.28016.2.camel@jacala.jungle.funky-badger.org> <[🔎] 4F639A2B.6030100@debian.org> <[🔎] 20120316201824.GA15127@virgil.dodds.net> <[🔎] 4F63A1AD.9050304@debian.org>

Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> writes:

> Another problematic issue that comes to mind, is packages installing
> dhcp and ifup.d hooks which call /etc/init.d/<service> <start>

> From my recollection, there are at least a few that do this, the most
> prominent one is nfs-common.

This probably should already be a Policy violation, saying that they
should use invoke-rc.d instead.  Is there any drawback to them using
invoke-rc.d?

-- 
Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org)               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>

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