Failed to install git-daemon-run

Bug #207575 reported by Aldrin Martoq
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #74135: runsvdir does not use upstart. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: runit

1)
Description: Ubuntu 7.10
Release: 7.10

2)
Package: runit
Version: 1.6.0-1

3)
I wanted to install git-daemon-run

4)
It fails to install because runit expected /etc/inittab and the installation crushed.

amartoq@videopodcast:~$ sudo apt-get install git-daemon-run
[sudo] password for amartoq:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  runit
Suggested packages:
  runit-run socklog-run
Recommended packages:
  fgetty
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  git-daemon-run runit
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 233kB of archives.
After unpacking 709kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe runit 1.6.0-1 [100kB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe git-daemon-run 1:1.5.2.5-2build1 [133kB]
Fetched 233kB in 2s (97.5kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package runit.
(Reading database ... 231447 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking runit (from .../runit_1.6.0-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package git-daemon-run.
Unpacking git-daemon-run (from .../git-daemon-run_1%3a1.5.2.5-2build1_all.deb) ...
Setting up runit (1.6.0-1) ...
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
grep: /etc/inittab: No such file or directory
Adding SV inittab entry...
cp: cannot stat `/etc/inittab': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing runit (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of git-daemon-run:
 git-daemon-run depends on runit; however:
  Package runit is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing git-daemon-run (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 runit
 git-daemon-run
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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