Bug#914898: debootstrap, stretch-backports: Please disabled merged /usr by default
On Wed, 28 Nov 2018, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Package: debootstrap
> Version: debootstrap/1.0.110~bpo9+1
> Severity: serious
>
> In #914208 Simon McVittie writes:
> > [merge-/usr] is now the default in stretch-backports' debootstrap
>
> As discussed on debian-devel, however, binary packages built on a
> merged-usr system are not installable on a non-merged-usr system.
> Obviously we would like ad hoc builds of packages from one stretch
> machine to be installable on other stretch machines.
>
> I do not see any way in which this could be resolved for stretch.
> Accordingly, please urgently revert this change for stretch-backports.
>
> Ian.
>
> (I have CC'd debian-release@lists because this seems like it wants the
> attention of the stable release team. I wasn't able to find a
> separate contact address for the stable release team here
> https://www.debian.org/intro/organization
> and I have a vague memory that this is somehow the same list. Please
> redirect me if I am wrong.)
I didn't followed the discussion, but the default should be the same as in
buster. I don't want debootstrap to behave different than in testing.
Alex - Backports ftpmaster
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