Bug#1059918: sysvinit-core: /sbin/init linked against a lib in /usr/lib

[Thorsten Glaser]

On Wed, 3 Jan 2024, Jerome Benoit wrote:

>This prevents from booting without an initrd image
>when `/` and `/usr` are mounted on different partitions.

This has not been supported for years before even Devuan’s founding.
You’ve had to have the initrd mount /usr already for several releases
if it’s not on the same filesystem as / is.

Note that Debian bookworm and up fully ceased to support that and are
actively removing support code, so I expect Devuan to not be able to
support that any more either. You have got to merge them or move on ☹

bye,
//mirabilos
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Bug#1059918: sysvinit-core: /sbin/init linked against a lib in /usr/lib

[Jerome Benoit]

Package: sysvinit-core
Version: 3.06-4devuan3
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

it appears that /sbin/init is linked against
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre2-8.so.0 .

This prevents from booting without an initrd image
when `/` and `/usr` are mounted on different partitions.

An immediate solution is to place libpcre2 in the root
partion `/`, namely in /lib/ .

hth,
Jerome

-- System Information:
Distributor ID: Devuan
Description:Devuan GNU/Linux 5 (daedalus)
Release:5
Codename:   daedalus
Architecture: x86_64

Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-15-amd64 (SMP w/24 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), 
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)

Versions of packages sysvinit-core depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.82
ii  initscripts3.06-4devuan3
ii  libc6  2.36-9+deb12u3
ii  libselinux13.4-1+b6
ii  mount  2.38.1-5devuan1+b1
ii  sysv-rc3.06-4devuan3
ii  sysvinit-utils 3.06-4devuan3

Versions of packages sysvinit-core recommends:
pn  orphan-sysvinit-scripts  

Versions of packages sysvinit-core suggests:
ii  bootlogd  3.06-4devuan3

-- debconf information:
  sysvinit/hurd-fix-inittab: