Bug#925473: Tomcat 9 requires Systemd

[Patrik Schindler]

Hello Thorsten,

Am 02.06.2022 um 16:47 schrieb Thorsten Glaser <tg at mirbsd.de>:

> I’ll update the sysvinit branch and publish a new build of the package in my personal APT repository then (I’ve not done so for a while since I’m currently not in a Java™ project). If that’s enough for you that
> is — I can sign checksums with my Debian Developer PGP key for you to verify.

Thank you *very* much! Does this also resolve the packages' hard dependency on systemd?

What is your opinion about staying current with security updates for this specifically crafted package?

>> May I kindly ask for a short summary about the state of affairs?
> Emmanuel blocks this because he does not like adduser, the Debian gold standard for adding users to the system. Emmanuel is the primary pakkage maintainer for tomcat9.

I see. Thanks for the explanation.

Is there some higher instance within the Debian project you can call up for probably conciliating this issue? Or might a fork to tomcat9-sysvinit be feasible? Would such a fork be accepted into the main apt archives?

Thank you!

:wq! PoC