I think it is worth correcting the behavior when using the option 'output_log'.
it can be done without difficulty by simply editing the file /lib/rc/sh/start-stop-daemon.sh

should change the line number 48 from '${output_log+--stdout} $output_log '
to {output_log+--output} $output_log '.

this will allow to use the 'output_log' option with start-stop-daemon from Debian.

It is not possible to correct the behavior of the other options because they have no equivalent in the start-stop-daemon implementation from Debian.

Thank you!

On November 20, 2023 8:20:27 PM UTC, Mark Hindley <mark@???> wrote:
>This is an initial paragraph to add to README.Debian. Does it help?
>
> Note that Debian's packaging excludes openrc's start-stop-daemon to avoid
> changing the default implementation from src:dpkg. The two implementations
> differ slightly in terms of the options accepted and their spelling. Ensure you
> use options compatible with start-stop-daemon(1) in your scripts.
>
>Can you improve it?
>
>Thanks
>
>Mark