[Bug 985755] [NEW] /lib/init/upstart-job does not handle lucid->precise upgrade scenario

[James Hunt]

Public bug reported:

/lib/init/upstart-job was recently changed (bug 974147) such that it now
calls 'initctl show-config -e $JOB'. This works fine for precise systems
and for oneiric->precise upgrades, but does not work for lucid->precise
upgrades since 'show-config' is not a legitimate initctl command on the
version of init running on lucid at the time of the precise upgrade
(0.6.5-8) since the 'show-config' command was added in Upstart 1.3.

/lib/init/upstart-job needs to be changed to handle the lucid upgrade
path scenario by either checking the running version of init or more
intelligently parsing the output of 'initctl show-config -e $JOB' since
currently, an upgrade from lucid to precise will cause all upgraded
packages containing upstart jobs to *not* restart the services.

** Affects: upstart (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
         Status: Triaged


** Tags: rls-p-tracking

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Title:
  /lib/init/upstart-job does not handle lucid->precise upgrade scenario

Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  /lib/init/upstart-job was recently changed (bug 974147) such that it
  now calls 'initctl show-config -e $JOB'. This works fine for precise
  systems and for oneiric->precise upgrades, but does not work for
  lucid->precise upgrades since 'show-config' is not a legitimate
  initctl command on the version of init running on lucid at the time of
  the precise upgrade (0.6.5-8) since the 'show-config' command was
  added in Upstart 1.3.

  /lib/init/upstart-job needs to be changed to handle the lucid upgrade
  path scenario by either checking the running version of init or more
  intelligently parsing the output of 'initctl show-config -e $JOB'
  since currently, an upgrade from lucid to precise will cause all
  upgraded packages containing upstart jobs to *not* restart the
  services.

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