reassign 711174 lsb-release thanks On Wed, 5 Jun 2013, Marc Fournier wrote:
> Package: base-files > Version: 7.1wheezy1 > Severity: important > > Dear Maintainer, > > I'm not sure if this bug belongs to lsb or base-files. But here are the > facts: > > Upgrading from 7.1 to 7.1wheezy1 (from wheezy-proposed-updates) breaks > the codename returned by lsb_release. "n/a" is returned instead of > "wheezy". > > This is a nuisance because everything depending on lsb to identify the > system release by codename instead of version number is also broken. > > Downgrading back to 7.1 solves the problem. > > Below, the steps I followed to hit this bug: > > # lsb_release -a > No LSB modules are available. > Distributor ID: Debian > Description: Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 (wheezy) > Release: 7.0 > Codename: wheezy > > # apt-cache policy base-files > base-files: > Installed: 7.1 > Candidate: 7.1wheezy1 > Version table: > 7.1wheezy1 0 > 990 http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/debian/ > wheezy-proposed-updates/main amd64 Packages > *** 7.1 0 > 990 http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/debian/ wheezy/main amd64 > Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 6.0squeeze7 0 > 50 http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/debian/ squeeze/main amd64 > Packages > > # apt-get install base-files > [...] > The following packages will be upgraded: > base-files > 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 0 B/78.6 kB of archives. > After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. > (Reading database ... 61598 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace base-files 7.1 (using > .../base-files_7.1wheezy1_amd64.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement base-files ... > Processing triggers for man-db ... > Processing triggers for install-info ... > Setting up base-files (7.1wheezy1) ... > Installing new version of config file /etc/debian_version ... > Installing new version of config file /etc/issue ... > Installing new version of config file /etc/issue.net ... > Installing new version of config file /etc/os-release ... > > # dpkg -l | grep base-files > ii base-files 7.1wheezy1 amd64 > Debian base system miscellaneous files > > # lsb_release -a > No LSB modules are available. > Distributor ID: Debian > Description: Debian GNU/Linux 7.1 (n/a) > Release: 7.1 > Codename: n/a This is not a bug in base-files but a bug in lsb-release, the changes in base-files are the result of the stable release managers decision that Debian wheezy will be just "Debian 7". It's explained in base-files changelog: * Dropped ".0" part from "7.0" in issue, issue.net and os-release, as wheezy is Debian 7, the point releases are 7.x, and we don't want to modify those files at every point release. I'm afraid that lsb-release will have to adapt to this change, but since the "Debian 7" is already decided, I suppose you guys have an implicit permission to fix this for the Debian 7.1 point release. You will probably want to change RELEASE_CODENAME_LOOKUP in /usr/share/pyshared/lsb_release.py and maybe lookup_codename as well. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
