Bug#1078600: orphan-sysvinit-scripts: Please consider adding netperf

[Daniel Gröber]

Hi Mark,

On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 12:17:04PM +0100, Mark Hindley wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 12:43:26PM +0200, Daniel Gröber wrote:
> > Package: orphan-sysvinit-scripts:
> > 
> > Hi Matthew,
> > 
> > I just removed the init.d script from src:netperf.
> 
> Can I ask why? Is it broken? Does it no longer work?

Sure. I made the systemd service I introduced disabled by default. Since I
don't know how to do that in sysvinit land and couldn't find the answer I
made a cost-benefit call based on the believe that not many users exist in
the intersection of using-sysvinit and running netperf as a server. Please
note it was in non-free until recently.

> It is still better to have LSB-style initscripts in their relevant package.
> 
> I see you have closed #1039285. Including an systemd unit, does not
> require the LSB script to be removed. They can coexist.

Frankly, I don't want to support two ways of doing things. Patches and
co-maintainers welcome.

If orphan-sysvinit-scripts didn't exist this may have tipped in favor of
keeping it, but I decided placing it here (if you'll have it) and putting a
note in netperf NEWS is a reasonable compromise, since I'm already adding a
NEWS entry for the default disablement change.

Thanks,
--Daniel
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