Ubuntu
sysvinit package

/usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d calls /sbin/runlevel without DEPENDSing upstart

Bug #224477 reported by sparr on 2008-04-30

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	sysvinit (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

upstart's /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d script makes a call to /sbin/runlevel (on line 274). if neither sysvinit nor upstart-compat-sysv are installed then /sbin/runlevel won't exist, and it complains. one of those packages, or one of their PROVIDES, should be a DEPENDS of upstart.

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Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott) wrote on 2008-06-02: Re: /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d calls /sbin/runlevel without DEPENDSing sysvinit or upstart-compat-sysv

invoke-rc.d is part of sysv-rc, however the lack of a dependency is still true

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Thomas Hotz (thotz-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2012-11-30:

Is this still an issue for you? What Ubuntu version do you use? Thank you for telling us!

Changed in sysvinit (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Mark A. Hershberger (hexmode) wrote on 2012-11-30:

invoke-rc.d is in sysv-rc and sysv-rc DEPENDs on sysvinit-utils which RECOMMENDs upstart, the location of /sbin/runlevel.

This bug wouldn't affect many people except those who are pedantic enough to try to run a minimal system by manually rejecting the installation of any RECOMMENDed packages.

Still, even those pedants (like me) shouldn't have to deal with this.

Changed in sysvinit (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Confirmed

Mark A. Hershberger (hexmode) on 2012-11-30

summary:

- /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d calls /sbin/runlevel without DEPENDSing sysvinit
- or upstart-compat-sysv
+ /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d calls /sbin/runlevel without DEPENDSing upstart

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sparr (sparr0) wrote on 2012-11-30:

Thank you Mark. This should, perhaps, be moved to a bug on one of the sysv packages. My original assignment to the upstart package was likely mistaken.

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Mark A. Hershberger (hexmode) wrote on 2012-11-30:

Here is a patch to fixs this https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~hexmode/+junk/sysvinit-depends-fix/revision/176

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Mark A. Hershberger (hexmode) wrote on 2012-11-30:

tmp.diff Edit (513 bytes, text/plain)

Patch as attachment.

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