Re: Please add debian_releases to base-files (was Re: Bits from the release team: full steam ahead towards buster)

On 20 April 2018 at 15:46, Marvin Renich wrote: > Package: base-files > Version: 10.1 > Severity: wishlist > > * Stephan Seitz [180420 07:38]: >> On Do, Apr 19, 2018 at 11:00:37 +0200, Christoph Biedl wrote: >> > But being human I prefer names

Re: Please add debian_releases to base-files (was Re: Bits from the release team: full steam ahead towards buster)

* Emilio Pozuelo Monfort [180420 11:00]: > On 20/04/18 16:46, Marvin Renich wrote: > > I would also like /etc/debian_version to contain both number and name, > > but I suspect there is some resistance to this on the grounds that > > scripts may be using $(cat

Re: Please add debian_releases to base-files (was Re: Bits from the release team: full steam ahead towards buster)

Marvin, > I have often wanted to have on my system a text file containing the > correspondence between code name and release number. This appears to be already in the archive in a number of places. For example, in `debdate`, `debian-handbook` or even in the `debian- timeline` package if you

Re: Please add debian_releases to base-files (was Re: Bits from the release team: full steam ahead towards buster)

On 20/04/18 16:46, Marvin Renich wrote: > I would also like /etc/debian_version to contain both number and name, > but I suspect there is some resistance to this on the grounds that > scripts may be using $(cat /etc/debian_version) for comparisons. > Perhaps /etc/debian_codename? Since

Please add debian_releases to base-files (was Re: Bits from the release team: full steam ahead towards buster)

Package: base-files Version: 10.1 Severity: wishlist * Stephan Seitz [180420 07:38]: > On Do, Apr 19, 2018 at 11:00:37 +0200, Christoph Biedl wrote: > > But being human I prefer names over numbers, even if it's just for > > aesthetic reason - "buster" is just