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

[Michael Stapelberg]

On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 8:46 AM Scott Kitterman <debian at kitterman.com> wrote:

> 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.
>

Could you kindly point me to where the process is described for this? I’m
not sure what I’d need to do to get it marked buster-ignore. Thanks.


>
> 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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-- 
Best regards,
Michael
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