[debian-mysql] Bug#804992: mysql-server-5.6: Please drop dependency on initscripts package

[Felipe Sateler]

On Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:49:33 +0100 biebl at debian.org wrote:
> Package: mysql-server-5.6
> Version: 5.6.27-2
> Severity: normal
> User: pkg-systemd-maintainers at 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