From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.1 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 354D51F859 for ; Mon, 29 Aug 2016 05:05:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756144AbcH2FFx (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:05:53 -0400 Received: from cloud.peff.net ([104.130.231.41]:34563 "HELO cloud.peff.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1750888AbcH2FFw (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:05:52 -0400 Received: (qmail 17265 invoked by uid 109); 29 Aug 2016 05:05:51 -0000 Received: from Unknown (HELO peff.net) (10.0.1.2) by cloud.peff.net (qpsmtpd/0.84) with SMTP; Mon, 29 Aug 2016 05:05:51 +0000 Received: (qmail 16784 invoked by uid 111); 29 Aug 2016 05:05:56 -0000 Received: from sigill.intra.peff.net (HELO sigill.intra.peff.net) (10.0.0.7) by peff.net (qpsmtpd/0.84) with SMTP; Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:05:56 -0400 Received: by sigill.intra.peff.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:05:47 -0400 Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:05:47 -0400 From: Jeff King To: "Jean-Marc B. van Schendel" Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Suspected Bug in git install procedure [ git-daemon-run (version 1:2.9.3-1) ] Message-ID: <20160829050547.sv4rslwp2ocehvgx@sigill.intra.peff.net> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 06:29:04AM +0200, Jean-Marc B. van Schendel wrote: > Symptoms: > On a fresh new install of Debian "Stretch" (8.5 alpha7, dated 2016-06-30), > Trying to install a subset of Git packages (roughly, all those listed > in git-all, except CVS-related packages) > Install of package git-daemon-run (version 1:2.9.3-1) fails, dpkg > reporting error The git-daemon-run package is entirely a Debian creation, and has more to do with "runit" than it does with "git daemon" itself. In particular, your problem: > Assumed cause: > The directory /etc/service does not exist, and the install procedure > does not create it, subsequently fails to create a symlink (git-daemon > --> /etc/sv/git-daemon) looks like it's about the system runit setup. I didn't dig, but it's probably related to: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=834087 -Peff