I've checked sysvinit_2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu4 from 11.10 and it looks to me as if the code hasn't changed and the documentation hasn't improved so the problem remains. 12.04 has the same package version.
I've checked sysvinit_ 2.88dsf- 13.10ubuntu4 from 11.10 and it looks to me as if the code hasn't changed and the documentation hasn't improved so the problem remains. 12.04 has the same package version.