[debhelper-devel] Bug#887899: Bug#887899: overrides for dh_systemd_enable|start are silently ignored in compat 11

[Niels Thykier]

Control: reassign -1 lintian
Control: retitle -1 lintian: warn about dh_systemd* overrides in c11

Michael Biebl:
> Package: debhelper
> Version: 11.1.3
> Severity: normal
> 
> I use the following in network-manager:
> 
> override_dh_systemd_start:
>        dh_link -pnetwork-manager \
>               lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service \
>               lib/systemd/system/network-manager.service
>        dh_systemd_start -pnetwork-manager --no-also NetworkManager.service
> 
> After switching to compat 11, that override was completely ignore. No
> symlink was created and the parameters of dh_systemd_start were ignored
> afaics.
> 
> If this is desired behaviour, dh should bail out, if there is an
> override for dh_systemd_enable or dh_systemd_start in compat 11 and the
> helpers itelf should bail out as well (in case they are used without dh)
> 
> [...]
Hi Lintian maintainers,

Please warn about override targets for the deprecated/obsolete
dh_systemd_{enable,start} helpers when a package is using compat 11.

Thanks,
~Niels