Bug#1132024: Add insserv-bin binary package with /usr/libexec/insserv for easily creating Hurd chroots

[Matthias Geiger]

On Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:30, Ian Jackson <ijackson at chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>Mark Hindley writes ("Bug#1132024: Add insserv-bin binary package with /usr/libexec/insserv for easily creating Hurd chroots"):
>
>I don't think this is actionable by us in the init diversity team.
>
>Johannes, can you please remind where the existing discussions were?
>In particular, you say Michael Biebl is against this change.  Can you
>provide references?
>
>I think an actionable next step might be to try to summarise the
>situation, and send the init-system-helpers maintainer a rather formal
>message setting out the options and inviting them to reconsider and/or
>expand on their reasoning.
I agree too, just stating "this is not possible" without any technical 
reason to back it up is not how we do things.
>
>Depending on the response, and our analysis of it, we could change our
>mind about our package split; ask for mediation; ask the TC; or decide
>we don't want to pick a fight and do a suboptimal thing.
>
I agree that the package split should be the last resort; unless there 
is proof that this change would break things (which I doubt it will), 
there should be no reason by init-system-helper maintainers to block 
that. If they insist on their stance *and* do not state why this does 
not work then thinking about the TC might be an option IMO.

best,

werdahias