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Bug#852314: stable release of debian now supports /run



Hi,

On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 02:48:26PM +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
> policy 9.1.1 nr 8 and the upgrading checklist still mention that
> Packages must not assume that /run exists without a versioned
> dependency on initscript "until the stable release of Debian supports
> /run".
[...]
> I therefore suggest removing the language from policy and the
> upgrading checklist. If you don't want to rewrite history regarding
> the upgrading checklist, please consider adding language like
> "packages can assume that /run exists without a dependency on
> initscripts" to the appropriate place in the upgrading checklist.

I agree that the /run transition wording has now served it's
purpose and can be removed to avoid causing confusion, so:

Seconded.

Regards,
Andreas Henriksson

PS. usertag for tracking getting rid of versioned initscripts dependencies:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?users=pkg-systemd-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org;dist=unstable;tag=initscripts-dep


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