On Fri, 19 May 2023, 15:39 gustavo panizzo, <g...@debian.org> wrote: > Package: release.debian.org > Severity: normal > User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org > Usertags: unblock > X-Debbugs-Cc: bl...@debian.org > > Please unblock package iptables-persistent > > (Please provide enough (but not too much) information to help > the release team to judge the request efficiently. E.g. by > filling in the sections below.) > > [ Reason ] > The package is using alternatives to manage (systemd) aliases, > this is not recommended by the systemd maintainers. > > See bug report #1036147 > > > I've added alternatives to this package back in 2019 to solve #926927 > as a point of coordination with other firewall managers in Debian > (see https://lists.debian.org/debian-firewall/2019/08/msg00000.html) but > the initiative never took off > > > [ Impact ] > This is (was) the only package in Debian which uses alternatives to > manage aliases, which makes it different from what admins expect > > [ Tests ] > This version of the package is clean in lintian and piuparts, > I've upgraded my systems and found no problems > > > [ Risks ] > I see no risks, if an admin locally have changed the override files, > we'll keep them as dpkg-bak > > > [ Checklist ] > [x] all changes are documented in the d/changelog > [x] I reviewed all changes and I approve them > [x] attach debdiff against the package in testing > > > unblock iptables-persistent/1.0.20 >
Thanks for taking care of this - I just checked and cannot see the upload to unstable though? Kind regards, Luca Boccassi >
