[OE-core] dora: systemd + package_deb = broken run-postinsts

[Mark Hatle]

On 12/13/13, 9:38 AM, Steve Sakoman wrote:
> A client has requested help setting up a build using debian packaging
> and systemd as the init system.
>
> When testing the initial image build I noticed that package postinsts
> didn't seem to run properly.
>
> It turns out that dpkg installs an S98run-postinsts file in /etc/rcS.d
> in addition to the normal S99run-postinsts link to
> /etc/init.d/run-postinsts.
>
> Systemd-compat-units installs a run-postinsts.service file that calls
> /etc/rcS.d/S99run-postinsts.
>
> I haven't investigated why the standard /etc/rcS.d/S99run-postinsts
> doesn't work properly for the debian case, but I have verified that
> changing the service file to use the dpkg provided
> /etc/rcS.d/S98run-postinsts works, as does changing dpkg to write
> S99run-postinsts instead of S98run-postinsts.
>
> I'm not sure what the "proper" fix is for this issue.  Any
> debian/systemd experts care to weigh in with advice?

Last time I looked into this problem, what appeared to be happening was the 
files run out of order.  I never did figure out why.

--Mark

> Regards,
>
> Steve
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