Control: retitle -1 init: Move "Essential: yes" from init to init-system-helpers Control: tag -1 - patch Control: forcemerge -1 823501
I would like "init" to be optional in Debian 9 for chroot environments and some uses of containers. A first step seems to be making "init" no longer essential; it would nice nice if the priority could later be downgraded as well (to "important") so that a minimal debootstrap will not install it. As maintainer scripts call `invoke-rc.d` and `update-rc.d` unconditionally, the package providing these scripts should be made essential (i.e. add "Essential: yes" to init-system-helpers). So, suggestion to proceed: - Now: + "init" package: Remove "Essential: yes" + "init-system-helpers" package: Add "Essential: yes" - Later: + "init": Change priority from "required" to "important". Do we miss anything to start with moving the "Essential" field? I think /bin/pidof was mentioned which is provided by sysvinit-utils; however sysvinit-utils will continue to stay quasi-essential as util-linux has Depends: sysvinit-utils (>= 2.88dsf-59.1~) and util-linux is an essential package. And do we miss anything for the priority change after that (besides confirming with d-boot@)? Ansgar
