Re: base-files changed /etc/debian_version in stable

[Luk Claes <luk@debian.org>]

Josselin Mouette wrote:
> Hi,

Hi Josselin

> the point release of lenny contains a change to /etc/debian_version.
> This was done without any kind of warning, despite the fact that some
> packages rely on the contents of this file.

There were warnings since December 2007 [1], though you're right that a
reminder would not have been bad.

Note that the package was NMUed by the Release Team for this change and
acked by the maintainer in a following upload.

> Thanks for wasting people’s time.

Thanks for being so constructive.

Cheers

Luk