Bug#1141909: tech-ctte: dh_installtmpfiles-generated dependencies

On Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:07:34 +0300 Adrian Bunk <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am hereby asking the Technical Committee for advice and a
> decision regarding dh_installtmpfiles-generated dependencies.

Hi,

perhaps this request for advice should be extended to 
dh_installsysusers-generated dependencies as well.

systemd-tmpfiles and systemd-sysusers have a similar architecture (in 
particular both are based on snippet files and are available as 
standalone packages) and their dh_install* commands inject the same kind 
of dependencies.

> - systemd-tmpfiles calls generated by dh_installtmpfiles are only 
> made after checking for its availability.

Maybe a trigger-based solution could work better than a 
maintscripts-based one? For examples removing issues like 
order-of-installation or init-is-installed-vs-is-running.

Regards,

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Gioele Barabucci