Debian Bug report logs - #753658
/etc/os-release has moved

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: /etc/os-release has moved

Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 05:45:41 +0200

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Package: base-files
Version: 7.3
Severity: normal

From the changelog of systemd 215:

        * The /etc/os-release file should now be placed in
          /usr/lib/os-release. The old location is automatically
          created as symlink. /usr/lib is the more appropriate
          location of this file, since it shall actually describe the
          vendor operating system shipped in /usr, and not the
          configuration stored in /etc.

-- 
ciao,
Marco

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Message #10 received at 753658@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>

To: Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>, 753658@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#753658: /etc/os-release has moved

Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2014 11:40:05 +0200

On Fri, Jul 04, 2014 at 05:45:41AM +0200, Marco d'Itri wrote:
> Package: base-files
> Version: 7.3
> Severity: normal
> 
> From the changelog of systemd 215:
> 
>         * The /etc/os-release file should now be placed in
>           /usr/lib/os-release. The old location is automatically
>           created as symlink. /usr/lib is the more appropriate
>           location of this file, since it shall actually describe the
>           vendor operating system shipped in /usr, and not the
>           configuration stored in /etc.

Fine, but the current /etc/os-release is a conffile in the dpkg sense
which is updated when the system is updated.

Making base-files to update the file at /usr/lib would be quite tricky
(and in fact, I think it would violate policy).

This means that either base-files updates the file and most probably
violates policy, or the file is not updated on upgrades, people would
be pissed about this, and they would report this as a bug.

Nobody thought about that before deciding to move the file?

Message #15 received at 753658@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>

To: Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>

Cc: 753658@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#753658: /etc/os-release has moved

Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 03:57:52 +0200

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On Jul 05, Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es> wrote:

> Fine, but the current /etc/os-release is a conffile in the dpkg sense
> which is updated when the system is updated.
I do not understand what you mean: /etc/os-release is an actual dpkg 
conffile but nobody is supposed to modify it ever, so base-files can 
just unconditionally delete it on upgrades.

> Making base-files to update the file at /usr/lib would be quite tricky
> (and in fact, I think it would violate policy).
?

-- 
ciao,
Marco

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Message #20 received at 753658-close@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>

To: 753658-close@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Bug#753658: fixed in base-files 7.4

Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 16:18:44 +0000

Source: base-files
Source-Version: 7.4

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
base-files, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 753658@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org> (supplier of updated base-files package)

(This message was generated automatically at their request; if you
believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive
administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org)


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Format: 1.8
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2014 18:00:08 +0200
Source: base-files
Binary: base-files
Architecture: source amd64
Version: 7.4
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>
Changed-By: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>
Description: 
 base-files - Debian base system miscellaneous files
Closes: 723195 753658 754455
Changes: 
 base-files (7.4) unstable; urgency=medium
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   * Updated FAQ to match current policy wording about common-licenses.
     Thanks to Gioele Barabucci for the report. Closes: #723195.
   * Moved /etc/os-release to /usr/lib/os-release. Put a symlink pointing to
     the new place. Thanks to Marco d'Itri for the report. Closes: #753658.
   * Changed BUG_REPORT_URL in os-release to https, as the BTS has moved.
     Thanks to Martin Zobel-Helas for the report. Closes: #754455.
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