On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 05:29:42PM -0800, Cameron Norman wrote: > I would like to propose a different one. [...] > > So, the change would be that: the sysvinit package would cease being a > transition / shim package, however it would not signal that a user > explicitly installed sysvinit; sysvinit-core would be a simple package > that just depended on sysvinit, and the presence of this package > *would* signal that the user explicitly installed sysvinit; init would > (pre-)depend on "systemd-sysv | sysvinit | sysvinit-core | upstart".
I'm afraid this doesn't allow partial upgrades from wheezy to use systemd-sysv, as sysvinit is an essential package there, and apt considers packages to be essential if they're present in any source. -- // If you believe in so-called "intellectual property", please immediately // cease using counterfeit alphabets. Instead, contact the nearest temple // of Amon, whose priests will provide you with scribal services for all // your writing needs, for Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory prices. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
