this was originally in a split package - the split package was un-split
recently - i guess this one was overlooked - i have added it back to
[nonsystemd]

Was the package altered? Starting the openrc privoxy service always fails, whether I do it manually or automatically, and there are no errors or warnings in the privoxy log.

it starts for me so i could only offer basic trouble-shooting advice, as with any service - openrc has no logging by default - you could add a logging service if necessary

first of all, check that your /etc/privoxy/config exists and is correct, and if there is a /etc/privoxy/config.pacnew file to merge

$ grep privoxy /etc/passwd
privoxy:x:42:42:Privoxy:/:/usr/bin/nologin

$ grep privoxy /etc/group
privoxy:x:42:

$ sudo grep privoxy /etc/shadow
privoxy:!*:19677::::::

the precise numbers 42:42 and 42 are important
the precise number 19677 is not important; but it should be a similar number

then interrogate openrc for the service state

$ sudo rc-status

that should show 'privoxy' under the 'default' runlevel - if not, then maybe you forgot to enable it, as pacman suggests during install

$ sudo rc-update add privoxy default
$ sudo rc-service privoxy start

check it again (sudo rc-status) - if it is not running, you could then try starting the service manually - that may show any error messages - according to the service file (/etc/init.d/privoxy), the service should be started as the 'privoxy' user and the command should be:

$ sudo -u privoxy /usr/bin/privoxy --no-daemon /etc/privoxy/config