Bug#1094921: sysvinit-core: does not write entries to wtmpdb

[Chris Hofstaedtler]

On Sat, Feb 01, 2025 at 08:23:51PM +0000, Mark Hindley wrote:
> Chris,
> 
> Thanks for your input as well.
> 
> I notice that wtmpdb is orphaned[1] and you have preemptively declined to comment
> on the reason, which I respect. Is it reasonable to infer the wtmpdb is not
> going to have longevity as a solution here?

That is to be seen. I think libwtmpdb does not at this point provide
a stable ABI, so I'd avoid linking against it.

I got the feeling RH might come up with something else, or maybe
wtmpdb will be good enough for everyone after all.

Providing initscripts would IMO be sensible; for systemd wmptdb
provides two .service files as integration. OTOH maybe recording
boots is not such an important feature. 

Chris