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

Ian Jackson ijackson at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Wed Sep 18 11:48:35 BST 2024


Sai.Sathujoda at toshiba-tsip.com writes ("Need information where tests can be found for sysvinit-utils Debian package"):
> I work for CIP (Civil Infrastructure Platform) project which is one
> of the Debian based distribution. We are working for IEC-62443-4-2
> assessment.  The IEC standard has requirement that all packages
> included in the image should have some tests.

Unfortunately, I think you have fundamentally misunderstood the nature
of the Debian Project.  We are all volunteers, and we doubt any of us
have the time and resources to collate the information requested by an
enquiry like yours.

Obviously we would like you to be able to get your work done with our
software, but I think you need to deploy a greater level of technical
engagement in this investigation than is evidenced by your email.

You and your colleagues should probably start by looking for DEP-8
tests (autopkgtests), and looking in the source packages for tests run
by `make check`, checking build logs, and so forth.  You should
probably also look for CI jobs on any related salsa repositories, and
the upstream git forges.

If any of the terms I used in the previous paragraph are unfamiliar to
your team, you will need to learn about them.  Debian typically has
ample documentation to support that.

Alternatively, there are a number of contractors and consultants, who
are very familiar with Debian, who would be happy to be paid to do
this research for you.  I might suggest contacting (for example)
Freexian or Codethink.

I'm sorry that this message is going to come across as unfriendly.

Ian.

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