Bug#1038383: lsb_release: please add the ability to guess_release_from_apt()

2023-06-18 Thread Gioele Barabucci
On 18/06/23 12:58, Harshula wrote: Perhaps the best option is to refer this to the Technical Committee to see if there's a way we can move forward? Hi Harshula, there are three open questions here: 1) should Debian provide a way to distinguish between the two similar-but-not-identical,

Bug#1038383: lsb_release: please add the ability to guess_release_from_apt()

2023-06-18 Thread Harshula
Hi Gioele, From a user perspective, the transition from the previous Python based lsb_release to the new lsb_release contains this regression. A solution does not appear to be forthcoming after approx. 9 months of user reports. Perhaps the best option is to refer this to the Technical

Bug#1038383: lsb_release: please add the ability to guess_release_from_apt()

2023-06-18 Thread Santiago Vila
unblock 1020893 by 1021663 thanks El 18/6/23 a las 1:56, Harshula escribió: Hi Santiago, On 18/6/23 03:04, Gioele Barabucci wrote: One can use the mechanism discussed in section 5.14.3 of the Developer's Reference [1]: 1) Block the automatic migration via britney/excuses. 2) When a new

Bug#1038383: lsb_release: please add the ability to guess_release_from_apt()

2023-06-17 Thread Harshula
Hi Santiago, On 18/6/23 03:04, Gioele Barabucci wrote: One can use the mechanism discussed in section 5.14.3 of the Developer's Reference [1]: 1) Block the automatic migration via britney/excuses. 2) When a new version is released, dput two different versions: one into unstable and one into

Bug#1038383: lsb_release: please add the ability to guess_release_from_apt()

2023-06-17 Thread Gioele Barabucci
On 17/06/23 16:53, Harshula wrote: On 17/6/23 23:26, Gioele Barabucci wrote: I understand your request and I fully support having better OS information in unstable and testing (see my request to base-files in bug #1021663 [1]). Since package updates transition from unstable to testing, can

Bug#1038383: lsb_release: please add the ability to guess_release_from_apt()

2023-06-17 Thread Harshula
Hi Gioele, On 17/6/23 23:26, Gioele Barabucci wrote: I understand your request and I fully support having better OS information in unstable and testing (see my request to base-files in bug #1021663 [1]). Since package updates transition from unstable to testing, can you please elaborate on

Bug#1038383: lsb_release: please add the ability to guess_release_from_apt()

2023-06-17 Thread Gioele Barabucci
Control: severity -1 wishlist Control: tags -1 wontfix Control: merge 1020893 -1 On 17/06/23 13:54, Harshula wrote: The old lsb_release.py script contains the function guess_release_from_apt(). Can you please add similar functionality to lsb-release to fix the regression? Dear Harshula, I

Bug#1038383: lsb_release: please add the ability to guess_release_from_apt()

2023-06-17 Thread Harshula
At the moment, Debian Testing: $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Debian Description:Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sid Release:n/a Codename: trixie The previous Python based lsb_release: testing --- $ ./lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available.

Bug#1038383: lsb_release: please add the ability to guess_release_from_apt()

2023-06-17 Thread Harshula
Package: lsb-release Version: 12.0-1 Severity: important Hi Gioele, The old lsb_release.py script contains the function guess_release_from_apt(). Can you please add similar functionality to lsb-release to fix the regression? Thanks, Harshula