On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 07:17:59PM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote: > On 9/30/07, Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Package: base-files > > Version: 4.0.1 > > Severity: normal > > > > lsb-release README.Debian says: > > > > Distribution-specific information should be *separately provided* in > > /etc/lsb-release; it is no longer provided in this package. It is my > > hope that in Debian, this will be managed by the base-files > > maintainer (who already maintains the debian_version file). > > > > If you agree, please add it here. Otherwise sort it out with Chris (CCed). > > > > In either case, we *do* need a /etc/lsb-release. There's code out there > > that depends on it. > > Note that /etc/lsb-release is not specified by the Linux Standard > Base; only the lsb_release command is (and Debian's version of the > lsb_release command doesn't require /etc/lsb-release to work, unless > it's providing information about a derived distribution and not Debian > proper). Any code that depends on the existence or content of > /etc/lsb-release is IMHO broken.
It's precisely useful when backporting packages from derived distributions. Ironicaly, some seem to rely on /etc/lsb-release for portability reasons. -- Robert Millan <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
