• Bug#1105947: unblock: base-files/12.8

    From Santiago Vila@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 17 18:10:01 2025
    XPost: linux.debian.devel.release

    Package: release.debian.org
    Severity: normal
    User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
    Usertags: unblock
    X-Debbugs-Cc: base-files@packages.debian.org, sanvila@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

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  • From Santiago Vila@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 17 18:30:01 2025
    XPost: linux.debian.devel.release

    retitle 1105947 unblock: base-files/13.8
    thanks

    Sorry for the typo, it should be 13.8 (not 12.8).

    Thanks.

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