Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org
Usertags: unblock
X-Debbugs-Cc: base-fi...@packages.debian.org, sanv...@debian.org
Control: affects -1 + src:base-files
Dear Release Managers:
I do not remember the exact details, but there have been times
in the past where some packages in the distribution behave
differently (i.e. break) when os-release fields like VERSION_ID
or VERSION switch from not existing to having their final
state for a stable release.
For that reason, I'd like to request that base-files migrates
to testing sooner than the current 16 remaining days (say, 5 or
10 days instead of 20), so that the final changes for trixie
can be tested in testing sooner.
Note also that the field DEBIAN_VERSION_FULL is meant to be updated
at each new point release from now on in parallel to /etc/debian_version,
but being a completely new field, it should not break anything.
The changelog is below.
Thanks.
* Changes for trixie as stable:
- Use 13 as version in /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net.
- Use 13.0 as version in /etc/debian_version.
- Update PRETTY_NAME in os-release, now 13 (trixie).
- Add VERSION_ID and VERSION.
- Add DEBIAN_VERSION_FULL with the same contents as /etc/debian_version.
This is only expected to exist on stable releases. Closes: #931197.
Note that this does not change the fundamental fact that "all point
releases of trixie are Debian 13". This is just a convenience for
tools like ansible who already parse both debian_version and os-release
so that in the long term they can parse os-release only.
- Update README (trixie -> forky and use 13.x for example version).
* Refresh some licenses from ftp.gnu.org. Closes: #1103289.
* Set Rules-Requires-Root to no.
* Drop obsolete debian/2775-dirs.
* Add Vcs-Git and Vcs-Browser fields.
unblock base-files/12.8
