On Tue, 21 Nov 2017, John Hughes wrote:

> > Then I believe we also agree that rc.local is a serious regressions?
>
> What regression?

the fact that besides creating it and making it executable, one must
also activate the service unit.

> > In Debian right now I don't even see a debate,
>
> A debate about what?  Whether rc.local should be run?  Whoever said it
> shouldn't be?  Or that it won't be in the future?

I am afraid that is not enough to create /etc/rc.local to have it ran
by default. just afraid, not checked enough, hence asking

> Rumors.  From some of the least reliable tech sites on the web
> (stackoverflow!  Ack Pfft!).  Did you see any of these "rumors" on
> an actual Debian site or mailing list?

no, the "rumors" I refer to are, as I said, coming from an upstream
project whose CI has broken.

I'm glad we also have an important take away for Devuan as Katolaz
points out: to mark the initscripts package as important.

ciao