Bug#1152968: init: Support openrc-init as alternative

[Matthias Geiger]

Package: init-system-helpers
Version: 1.69+nmu3
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
X-Debbugs-Cc: werdahias at debian.org

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Hi,

openrc-init is now available as openRC's own init.
It provides sysvinit compatability.
I attached a patch facilitating support for this in bin:init.

best,

werdahias



- -- System Information:
Debian Release: forky/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 7.0.7+deb14-amd64 (SMP w/16 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: OpenRC (via /run/openrc), PID 1: openrc-init
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages init-system-helpers is related to:
ii  insserv  1.27.0-1

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diff -Nru init-system-helpers-1.69+nmu3/debian/changelog init-system-helpers-1.69+nmu4/debian/changelog
--- init-system-helpers-1.69+nmu3/debian/changelog	2026-09-23 16:35:15.000000000 +0200
+++ init-system-helpers-1.69+nmu4/debian/changelog	2026-11-03 20:33:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+init-system-helpers (1.69+nmu4) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Non-maintainer upload.
+  * Support openrc-init in init (Closes: #-1)
+
+ -- Matthias Geiger <werdahias at debian.org>  Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:33:40 +0100
+
 init-system-helpers (1.69+nmu3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Non-maintainer upload.
diff -Nru init-system-helpers-1.69+nmu3/debian/control init-system-helpers-1.69+nmu4/debian/control
--- init-system-helpers-1.69+nmu3/debian/control	2026-09-23 16:35:15.000000000 +0200
+++ init-system-helpers-1.69+nmu4/debian/control	2026-11-03 20:33:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 XB-Important: yes
 Protected: yes
 Multi-Arch: foreign
-Pre-Depends: systemd-sysv [linux-any] ${alt:sysvinit},
+Pre-Depends: systemd-sysv [linux-any] ${alt:sysvinit} ${alt:openrc},
 Depends: ${misc:Depends},
 Description: metapackage ensuring an init system is installed
  This package is a metapackage which allows you to select from the available
diff -Nru init-system-helpers-1.69+nmu3/debian/rules init-system-helpers-1.69+nmu4/debian/rules
--- init-system-helpers-1.69+nmu3/debian/rules	2026-09-23 16:35:15.000000000 +0200
+++ init-system-helpers-1.69+nmu4/debian/rules	2026-11-03 20:33:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@
 
 override_dh_gencontrol:
 	if dpkg-vendor --derives-from ubuntu; then \
-		dh_gencontrol -- -Valt:sysvinit=""; \
+		dh_gencontrol -- -Valt:sysvinit="" -Valt:openrc=""; \
 	else \
-		dh_gencontrol -- -Valt:sysvinit="| sysvinit-core"; \
+		dh_gencontrol -- -Valt:sysvinit="| sysvinit-core" -Valt:openrc="| openrc-init"; \
 	fi
 
 override_dh_auto_test: