On Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:49:33 +0100 bi...@debian.org wrote: > Package: mysql-server-5.6 > Version: 5.6.27-2 > Severity: normal > User: pkg-systemd-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org > Usertags: initscripts-dep > > Hi, > > your package mysql-server-5.6 declares a dependency on the > initscripts package. > > Please check, if this dependency is actually needed and remove it > otherwise. On a system using systemd, the initscripts package is no > longer required. Removing the dependency from your package will allow > users to remove the initscripts package from their system.
It seems that the dependency is a leftover from the /run transition. The version was dropped without explanation when updating to 5.6 from 5.5[1], probably because the version was satisfied in stable already. Please drop the dependency both here and in 5.5. [1] http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pkg-mysql/mysql-5.6/trunk/debian/control?r1=2177&r2=2209 Saludos
