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.
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Cheers,
Andrej
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