Re: Runit debian package fix for Ubuntu 16.04

[Steve Litt]

On Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:44:45 +
Gerrit Pape  wrote:


> For some reason, interest in the runit project raised again over the
> last months, although I didn't do any work on it,

In a word, systemd.

Expanding, runit makes life easy, predictable, and simple. Thank you
for that. The shame is it took a tragedy like systemd for people to
look around and discover runit.

Now that runit is gaining popularity, I'm sure you'll be flooded with
requests to put in new features. Please don't. Runit's quality and
usefulness derives straight from its simplicity.

Thanks,
 
SteveT

Steve Litt
A very satisfied runit user the past 10 months

Re: Runit debian package fix for Ubuntu 16.04

[Gerrit Pape]

On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 09:02:22AM +0100, Jonathan de Boyne Pollard wrote:
> Pierre Jacomet:
> 
> >I did a couple of fixes to the debian package installer such that
> >the debian/ubuntu installer deals properly with the dichotomy
> >between systemd and upstart and the fact that they both may be
> >installed in the system at the same time. This was causing the
> >installer to fail in ubuntu 16.04. I have a fix, which involves
> >strictly working with the debian files and wanted to submit it. Is
> >the right place to start here or in some debian or possibly an
> >ubuntu maintainers list?
> >
> 
> See these, which I have already tried to draw M. Pape's attention to
> once already (without a response so far):
> 
> * http://www.mail-archive.com/supervision@list.skarnet.org/msg01224.html
> 
> * http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/284453/5132

I never worked with Ubuntu packages.  But runit in Debian now gets some
improvements, and since Ubuntu is downstream of many packages in Debian,
this might solve this problem too eventually.

Regards, Gerrit.

FW: Runit debian package fix for Ubuntu 16.04

[Pierre Jacomet]

Hi, I apologize if this mail is a repeat as I tried to submit via the web 
interface and I am not sure whether it succeeded or not. In any case, I did a 
couple of fixes to the debian package installer such that the debian/ubuntu 
installer deals properly with the dichotomy between systemd and upstart and the 
fact that they both may be installed in the system at the same time. This was 
causing the installer to fail in ubuntu 16.04. I have a fix, which involves 
strictly working with the debian files and wanted to submit it. Is the right 
place to start here or in some debian or possibly an ubuntu maintainers list?
Thanks in AdvancePierre