Bug#1095001: minetest-server: Please consider adding init script

[Matthew Vernon]

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On 03/02/2025 12:26, Matthias Geiger wrote:
> On Mon, 03 Feb 2025 09:56, Mark Hindley <mark at hindley.org.uk> wrote:
>> On Sun, Feb 02, 2025 at 02:06:10PM +0100, Matthias Geiger wrote:

>>> minetest-server dropped its init script in the latest version 
>>> (https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/minetest/-/commit/ 
>>> b4a3c331810668f75552f0a7e7d0a4e9cd401541)
>>
>> AFAICS, this hasn't been uploaded, so now is an ideal time to ask for 
>> them to
>> revert the change with an explanation why.
>>
>> The commit says
>>
>> Debian now primarily uses systemd, so reduce maintenance burden a bit.
>>
>> So there is acceptance that non-systemd Debian still exists and it 
>> doesn't
>> reduce the maintenance burded, it just transfers and increases it 
>> elsewhere!
>>
> Hi Mark,
> 
> you're right. I filed #1095068 to ask the maintainers to revert this. 
> The version with the removed init script is currently in NEW pending 
> review.

Looking at #1095068, the maintainers of minetest-server claim that the 
init script isn't compatible with the latest version of minetest-server.

Do you have an init script that you've tested works with 5.8.0 or 
ideally 5.10 of minetest-server / luanti-server, please?

Thanks,

Matthew