Bug#851530: Release of base-files for stretch
> The debdiff is attached.
Here it is, sorry.
diff -Nru base-files-9.7/debian/changelog base-files-9.8/debian/changelog
--- base-files-9.7/debian/changelog 2016-11-27 19:29:38.000000000 +0100
+++ base-files-9.8/debian/changelog 2017-01-15 23:00:02.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+base-files (9.8) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ * Release candidate for stretch as stable:
+ - Use "9" as version in /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net.
+ (never expected to change after stretch is released)
+ - Use 9.0 as version in /etc/debian_version.
+ (expected to change at every point release)
+ - Change PRETTY_NAME in /usr/lib/os-release, adding 9 as version number
+ and "(stretch)" as codename. Add also VERSION_ID and VERSION.
+ (never expected to change)
+ - Update README (stretch -> buster).
+ * Standards-Version: 3.9.8 (no special changes for this).
+
+ -- Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org> Sun, 15 Jan 2017 23:00:02 +0100
+
base-files (9.7) unstable; urgency=medium
* Do not care about /etc/nsswitch.conf anymore, as the file has been
diff -Nru base-files-9.7/debian/control base-files-9.8/debian/control
--- base-files-9.7/debian/control 2016-11-27 18:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ base-files-9.8/debian/control 2017-01-15 22:00:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
Section: admin
Priority: required
Maintainer: Santiago Vila <sanvila@debian.org>
-Standards-Version: 3.9.7
+Standards-Version: 3.9.8
Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9)
Package: base-files
diff -Nru base-files-9.7/debian/README base-files-9.8/debian/README
--- base-files-9.7/debian/README 2016-11-27 18:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ base-files-9.8/debian/README 2017-01-15 22:00:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
* Questions about /etc/issue and /etc/debian_version:
Q. I upgraded my system to the testing distribution and now my /etc/issue
-says "stretch/sid". Should it not read "stretch" or "testing"?
+says "buster/sid". Should it not read "buster" or "testing"?
Q. I upgraded my system to the unstable distribution and now my /etc/issue
-says "stretch/sid". Should it not read "sid" or "unstable"?
+says "buster/sid". Should it not read "sid" or "unstable"?
A. That would be nice, but it is not possible because of the way the
testing distribution works. Packages uploaded for unstable reach
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
two sides of the same coin. Since the base-files package in testing
was initially uploaded for unstable, the only sensible /etc/issue to
have is one that is both valid for testing and unstable, hence
-"stretch/sid" (or whatever is appropriate).
+"buster/sid" (or whatever is appropriate).
-Q. Why "stretch/sid" and not "testing/unstable" as it used to be?
+Q. Why "buster/sid" and not "testing/unstable" as it used to be?
A. The codename is a little bit more informative, as the meaning of
"testing" changes over time.
diff -Nru base-files-9.7/etc/debian_version base-files-9.8/etc/debian_version
--- base-files-9.7/etc/debian_version 2015-04-30 12:00:00.000000000 +0200
+++ base-files-9.8/etc/debian_version 2017-01-15 23:00:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -1 +1 @@
-stretch/sid
+9.0
diff -Nru base-files-9.7/etc/issue base-files-9.8/etc/issue
--- base-files-9.7/etc/issue 2015-04-30 12:00:00.000000000 +0200
+++ base-files-9.8/etc/issue 2017-01-15 23:00:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Debian #OSNAME# stretch/sid \n \l
+Debian #OSNAME# 9 \n \l
diff -Nru base-files-9.7/etc/issue.net base-files-9.8/etc/issue.net
--- base-files-9.7/etc/issue.net 2015-04-30 12:00:00.000000000 +0200
+++ base-files-9.8/etc/issue.net 2017-01-15 23:00:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Debian #OSNAME# stretch/sid
+Debian #OSNAME# 9
diff -Nru base-files-9.7/etc/os-release base-files-9.8/etc/os-release
--- base-files-9.7/etc/os-release 2015-10-28 17:37:11.000000000 +0100
+++ base-files-9.8/etc/os-release 2017-01-15 23:00:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-PRETTY_NAME="Debian #OSNAME# stretch/sid"
+PRETTY_NAME="Debian #OSNAME# 9 (stretch)"
NAME="Debian #OSNAME#"
+VERSION_ID="9"
+VERSION="9 (stretch)"
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/";
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support";
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