Bug#1036907: release-notes: dash in bookworm drops debconf selector for /bin/sh
Hi, On Mon, 29 May 2023, at 12:34, Paul Gevers wrote: > On 29-05-2023 11:22, Andrej Shadura wrote: >> I wasn’t 100% sure, but I have now verified and yes, dash reclaims /bin/sh >> on upgrades. > > Ack (and a bit of ugh). > >> I could have handled that smarter and given users one release to adjust, but >> I guess it’s probably a bit late for that? > > Absolutely. > > How was this technically done in the past, diversions, > update-alternatives, something else? Diversions, but since it’s /bin/sh, it also involved a bit of tricks to prevent things from breaking in bad ways. -- Cheers, Andrej
Bug#1036907: release-notes: dash in bookworm drops debconf selector for /bin/sh
Hi Andrej, On 29-05-2023 11:22, Andrej Shadura wrote: I wasn’t 100% sure, but I have now verified and yes, dash reclaims /bin/sh on upgrades. Ack (and a bit of ugh). I could have handled that smarter and given users one release to adjust, but I guess it’s probably a bit late for that? Absolutely. How was this technically done in the past, diversions, update-alternatives, something else? Paul OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#1036907: release-notes: dash in bookworm drops debconf selector for /bin/sh
Hi, On Mon, 29 May 2023, at 11:09, Paul Gevers wrote: > On 29-05-2023 11:02, Andrej Shadura wrote: >> I think the release notes should probably mention that dash >> 0.5.11+git20210903+057cd650a4ed-4 has dropped all debconf code to allow >> using a different shell as /bin/sh. > > Does this only effects new installations, or is this relevant for > upgrades too? I wasn’t 100% sure, but I have now verified and yes, dash reclaims /bin/sh on upgrades. I could have handled that smarter and given users one release to adjust, but I guess it’s probably a bit late for that? -- Cheers, Andrej
Bug#1036907: release-notes: dash in bookworm drops debconf selector for /bin/sh
HI, On 29-05-2023 11:42, Justin B Rye wrote: Either way, we'll need to amend that release-notes entry for ^-handling, and presumably we'll want a new entry about this to go along with that one. That was exactly my idea too. Paul OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#1036907: release-notes: dash in bookworm drops debconf selector for /bin/sh
Andrej Shadura wrote: > I think the release notes should probably mention that dash > 0.5.11+git20210903+057cd650a4ed-4 has dropped all debconf code to allow > using a different shell as /bin/sh. It's not clear from the above (or the changelog) what the change is, exactly. Okay, there's now no debconf code to set up a new /bin/sh -> /bin/bash symlink, but does that mean existing ones will be reverted on dist-upgrade, or what? Is this configuration no longer supported, or is it just that in future admins should set it up with some mechanism more reliable than debconf? Either way, we'll need to amend that release-notes entry for ^-handling, and presumably we'll want a new entry about this to go along with that one. -- JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
Bug#1036907: release-notes: dash in bookworm drops debconf selector for /bin/sh
Control: tags -1 moreinfo Hi Andrej, You know: thanks. On 29-05-2023 11:02, Andrej Shadura wrote: I think the release notes should probably mention that dash 0.5.11+git20210903+057cd650a4ed-4 has dropped all debconf code to allow using a different shell as /bin/sh. Does this only effects new installations, or is this relevant for upgrades too? Paul OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#1036907: release-notes: dash in bookworm drops debconf selector for /bin/sh
Package: release-notes Severity: normal Hi, I think the release notes should probably mention that dash 0.5.11+git20210903+057cd650a4ed-4 has dropped all debconf code to allow using a different shell as /bin/sh. -- Cheers, Andrej
