Need information where tests can be found for sysvinit-utils Debian package

[Ian Jackson]

Sai.Sathujoda at toshiba-tsip.com writes ("Re: Need information where tests can be found for sysvinit-utils Debian package"):
> Currently I was unable to find any tests being run in CI https://
> salsa.debian.org/debian/sysvinit/-/jobs/6477504#L130 in autopkgtest,
> test-build-all jobs.

You seem to be right.

> We are discussing in CIP how we can support by contributing to test
> the packages by either running existing tests as part of autopkgtest
> or define new tests for the package. We have already started in the
> direction to add autopkgtest support e.g. fail2ban, tpm2-tss and in
> future more packages will be selected based on availability of
> resources in CIP.

I'm sure addition of (reliable) autopkgtests would be very welcome.

Note that because of its position as a central service mansger,
sysvinit can be tested by autopkgtests *of other packages*.
This is probably part of a good testing strategy, because it would
exercise enough of sysvinit to check that those service packages
function correctly.

I haven't done a search to see if any existing pakages have such
tests.  Also IDK if such tests would work with ci.d.n because I'm sure
the default images use systemd and the test's dependencies would have
to demand sysvinit and that would involve switching the test image's
init system.

Probably, it would be easiest to start by adding tests for basic
functionality, and startup of important packages in the sysvinit
package.

Good luck and happy hacking.

Ian.

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