On Thu, 2017-06-29 at 19:34 -0400, zap wrote:
> not really complaining for the most part. But I am curious that's
> all.
>

Hi zap,

As I wrote earlier, you can install openrc by:
0) Enable ascii in /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged ascii main

1) add to /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://packages.devuan.org/devuan/ ascii-proposed main

2) apt-get update

3) apt-get download sysvinit-utils

4) Build* and install libfdisk1 and util-linux (2.29.21+devuan1). If
you are in i386 I can send you them. Otherwise see below.

dpkg -i libfdisk1_2.29.2-1+devuan1_i386.deb util-linux_2.29.2-
1+devuan1_i386.deb sysvinit-utils_2.88dsf-59.9+devuan2_i386.deb

5) apt-get upgrade: Installs latest initscripts:
initscripts (2.88dsf-59.9+devuan2)

6) apt-get -s install openrc
Check that all is OK, then remove the -s
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libeinfo1 librc1
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  sysv-rc

To build util-linux for your arch:
1) Add to sources.list
deb-src http://packages.devuan.org/devuan/ ascii-proposed main

2) Download sources
dget https://packages.devuan.org/devuan/pool/main/u/util-linux/util-lin
ux_2.29.2-1+devuan1.dsc

3) Unpack sources
dpkg-source -x util-linux_2.29.2-1+devuan1.dsc

4) cd util-linux-2.29.2/
Install all packages needed in debian/control as root:
see Build-Depends: entry

5) dpkg-buildpackage 2>&1 | tee buildpackage-2.29.2-1+devuan1.log
(see above at point 4)