[Pkg-systemd-maintainers] Bug#726763: Bug#727708: systemd-shim uploaded to NEW

[Ian Jackson]

Steve Langasek writes ("Bug#727708: systemd-shim uploaded to NEW"):
> On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 06:29:10PM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > This would be quite wrong; Replaces is not supposed to be used like
> > that (but you apparently know that).
> 
> Yes.  Rapha�l rightly points out that dpkg-divert can be used for this; if
> necessary, that's what I'll do.

Right.  I think it would be best if you did that for now.  I'm right
in thinking that that would get you (and non-systemd-users) unblocked ?

> But I still think the right thing here is for the systemd package to be
> split.

I agree, but I think it would be best to postpone the resolution of
this dispute until after the main conclusions in this TC thread.

(One argument for delaying is that if the TC decides that systemd is
not only default, but mandatory, for jessie, this becomes irrelevant.)

Ian.


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