[pkg-go] Bug#921351: Bug#921351: prometheus-postfix-exporter: Init script missing

[Scott Kitterman]

No.  It's an actual policy violation, so the bug is correct.  I'd leave it as is and ask the release team to mark it buster-ignore.

Scott K

On February 7, 2019 7:29:01 AM UTC, Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg at debian.org> wrote:
>On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 11:01 PM Scott Kitterman <debian at kitterman.com>
>wrote:
>
>> It's not the FTP Team's job to fix policy compliance issues in
>packages.
>> If you have a problem with that being a policy must, then you should
>take
>> it up with the policy team.
>>
>
>Yeah, I’ll post to #911165
>
>
>>
>> I completely understand the frustration, but in my own packages I
>take the
>> time to do it because Debian policy says it's required, not because I
>> particularly care about sysvinit.
>>
>
>I don’t think fulfilling the policy for fulfilling the policy’s sake is
>a
>good use of anyone’s time.
>
>Can we close this bug until someone comes along who actually cares? :)
>
>
>>
>> Scott K
>>
>> On February 6, 2019 9:23:46 PM UTC, Michael Stapelberg <
>> stapelberg at debian.org> wrote:
>> >Can you provide a patch if you care about sysvinit please? The Go
>> >packaging
>> >team is pretty manpower-constrained and non-systemd is a niche case,
>so
>> >any
>> >help is appreciated. Thanks!
>> >
>> >On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 7:49 PM Scott Kitterman
><debian at kitterman.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> Package: prometheus-postfix-exporter
>> >> Version: 0.1.2-1
>> >> Severity: serious
>> >> Justification: Policy 9.11
>> >>
>> >> Excerpt from policy 9.11:
>> >>
>> >> However, any package integrating with other init systems
>> >> must also be backwards-compatible with sysvinit by providing a
>SysV-
>> >> style init script with the same name as and equivalent
>functionality
>> >> to any init-specific job, as this is the only start-up
>configuration
>> >> method guaranteed to be supported by all init implementations.
>> >>
>> >> The package violates a policy must by not providing s sysvint init
>> >script.
>> >>
>> >> Scott K
>> >>
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