Hi, i would like to propose that we change /etc/debian_version with beginning of lenny to also show which revision of a release is installed.
Rational: We do regular updates to stable releases (called point releases) from time to time but you can't tell from installed files which revision (point release) is installed on a machine without knowing the exact versions of packages in a debian revision. The only way to determine which revision might be in use is to parse /var/lib/apt/lists/$mirror_$path_dists_$release_Release which sucks. My idea would be to have /etc/debian_version updated with every point release to reflect the current revision. There are different opinions out there (i spoke to several DDs already) on how to reflect this in /etc/debian_version, thus i would like to get consensus on this list first, before we start implementing it. Here comes some ideas: Lets say we have major version 4.0 (etch) and point release 2: Idea 1: 4.0.2 Idea 2: 4.0r2 Idea 3: 4.0 r2 I personaly prefere Idea 1 over 3 over 2, but as said, i want to have an consensus and i already heard several other ideas and/or complains. Please flame^Wdiscuss now i threw the fish into the ring. Greetings Martin -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] /root]# man real-life No manual entry for real-life -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
