Bug#1052548: smcroute: 'is-system-running' check in autopkgtest breaks on unrelated system changes

[Luca Boccassi]

Package: smcroute
Version: 2.5.6-1
Severity: serious
Justification: stops other packages from migrating to testing
Tags: patch pending
X-Debbugs-Cc: pkg-systemd-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org

Dear Maintainer(s),

The autopkgtest does not actually use the systemd service, it calls the
legacy script by hand. Also checking 'is-system-running' is incorrect,
as that might be influenced by random unrelated fluctuations from other
services, that have nothing to do with smcroute.

The immediate solution is to drop the check from the test.

Given this is blocking systemd from migrating to testing, high severity
is set, and I have already uploaded an NMU to DELAYED/3. I have opened
an MR against Salsa with the changes. Debdiff also attached.

MR: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/smcroute/-/merge_requests/3

Failing log:
https://ci.debian.net/data/autopkgtest/testing/amd64/s/smcroute/38108679/log.gz

If you think there is a better solution please let me know and I'll
cancel the deferred NMU, but we'd appreciate a swift resolution given
it blocks migration.

Thanks!

-- 
Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi
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