** Description changed: [Impact] * Breakage of tools expecting the version number or the number to substantially match the Debian package version. * May confuse users expecting the version to substantially match the Debian package version. * Restores behavior to that provided in Groovy/Hirsute+ and Bionic and prior releases. - Focal is the only release affected. * Backported Debian fix to restore ".tarball-version" file to provide version information during build. - Also included the autopkgtests for versioning from the same Debian fix. [Test Plan] 1) Create a Focal (or derived from Focal) system. 2) Execute "ps --version" or any of the binaries provided by the package with their respective version flags. 3) Instead of desired output of the version, the output is: the invoked binary name followed by "from procps-ng UNKNOWN" Example: "ps from procps-ng UNKNOWN" [Where problems could occur] * This fix could cause issues if applications have come to depend on the incorrect behavior. IE, an application that uses a version string of "UNKNOWN" as part of a heuristic for identifying a Focal system. * If the version of procps-ng is incremented, this patch would need to be updated or removed if it is no longer relevant. Otherwise, an incorrect version would be reported by the binaries. - * The addition of the autopkgtests could cause testing failures. [Other Info] * This change is in Groovy+ and Debian packaging with the same version of procps-ng. - Introduced in procps (2:3.3.16-5) unstable in Debian. [Original Description] From Linux Lint 20.1, so Focal Fossa 20.04.1 Package procps 2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2 $ LANG=C ps --version ps from procps-ng UNKNOWN I don't know if it comes from Ubuntu or upstream.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of STS Sponsors, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1917148 Title: ps version is UNKNOWN in procps 2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2 Status in procps package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in procps source package in Bionic: Fix Released Status in procps source package in Focal: In Progress Status in procps source package in Hirsute: Fix Released Status in procps source package in Impish: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] * Breakage of tools expecting the version number or the number to substantially match the Debian package version. * May confuse users expecting the version to substantially match the Debian package version. * Restores behavior to that provided in Groovy/Hirsute+ and Bionic and prior releases. - Focal is the only release affected. * Backported Debian fix to restore ".tarball-version" file to provide version information during build. - Also included the autopkgtests for versioning from the same Debian fix. [Test Plan] 1) Create a Focal (or derived from Focal) system. 2) Execute "ps --version" or any of the binaries provided by the package with their respective version flags. 3) Instead of desired output of the version, the output is: the invoked binary name followed by "from procps-ng UNKNOWN" Example: "ps from procps-ng UNKNOWN" [Where problems could occur] * This fix could cause issues if applications have come to depend on the incorrect behavior. IE, an application that uses a version string of "UNKNOWN" as part of a heuristic for identifying a Focal system. * If the version of procps-ng is incremented, this patch would need to be updated or removed if it is no longer relevant. Otherwise, an incorrect version would be reported by the binaries. [Other Info] * This change is in Groovy+ and Debian packaging with the same version of procps-ng. - Introduced in procps (2:3.3.16-5) unstable in Debian. [Original Description] From Linux Lint 20.1, so Focal Fossa 20.04.1 Package procps 2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2 $ LANG=C ps --version ps from procps-ng UNKNOWN I don't know if it comes from Ubuntu or upstream. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/procps/+bug/1917148/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sts-sponsors Post to : sts-sponsors@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sts-sponsors More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
