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X-Debbugs-Cc: bluca@debian.org
Please unblock package iptables-persistent
(Please provide enough (but not too much) information to help
the release team to judge the request efficiently. E.g. by
filling in the sections below.)
[ Reason ]
The package is using alternatives to manage (systemd) aliases,
this is not recommended by the systemd maintainers.
See bug report #1036147
I've added alternatives to this package back in 2019 to solve #926927
as a point of coordination with other firewall managers in Debian
(see https://lists.debian.org/debian-firewall/2019/08/msg00000.html) but
the initiative never took off
[ Impact ]
This is (was) the only package in Debian which uses alternatives to
manage aliases, which makes it different from what admins expect
[ Tests ]
This version of the package is clean in lintian and piuparts,
I've upgraded my systems and found no problems
[ Risks ]
I see no risks, if an admin locally have changed the override files,
we'll keep them as dpkg-bak
[ Checklist ]
[x] all changes are documented in the d/changelog
[x] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
[x] attach debdiff against the package in testing
unblock iptables-persistent/1.0.20
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/changelog iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/changelog
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/changelog 2023-02-28 08:02:38.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/changelog 2023-05-19 13:27:33.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+iptables-persistent (1.0.20) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ [ Luca Boccassi ]
+ * [3d8a9b] Use aliases instead of overrides for alternative names
+ (Closes: #1036147)
+ * [418c74] Install drop-ins in /lib/ instead of /etc/ (Closes: #1036147)
+
+ [ gustavo panizzo ]
+ * [06509f] Handle obsolete conffile removal
+ * [633371] Remove obsolete dependency (lsb-base)
+
+ -- gustavo panizzo <gfa@zumbi.com.ar> Fri, 19 May 2023 13:27:33 +0200
+
iptables-persistent (1.0.19) unstable; urgency=medium
* [49d9ca] Debconf templates translation to Romanian.
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/control iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/control
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/control 2023-02-28 08:02:01.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/control 2023-05-19 13:26:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/iptables-persistent
Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/iptables-persistent.git
Rules-Requires-Root: no
+Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.15.7.2)
Package: netfilter-persistent
Architecture: all
-Depends: lsb-base, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}
Suggests: iptables-persistent
Pre-Depends: ${misc:Pre-Depends}
Description: boot-time loader for netfilter configuration
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/ipset.override iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/ipset.override
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/ipset.override 2021-11-17 08:58:54.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/ipset.override 2023-05-19 12:12:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[Unit]
-Conflicts=ipset.service
+[Install]
+Alias=ipset.service
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/ipset-persistent.install iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/ipset-persistent.install
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/ipset-persistent.install 2021-11-17 08:58:54.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/ipset-persistent.install 2023-05-19 12:12:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
#! /usr/bin/dh-exec
plugins/10-ipset usr/share/netfilter-persistent/plugins.d/
plugins/40-ipset usr/share/netfilter-persistent/plugins.d/
-debian/ipset.override => etc/systemd/system/netfilter-persistent.service.d/ipset.conf
+debian/ipset.override => lib/systemd/system/netfilter-persistent.service.d/ipset.conf
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/ipset-persistent.maintscript iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/ipset-persistent.maintscript
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/ipset-persistent.maintscript 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/ipset-persistent.maintscript 2023-05-19 13:26:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rm_conffile /etc/systemd/system/netfilter-persistent.service.d/ipset.conf
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/ipset-persistent.postinst iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/ipset-persistent.postinst
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/ipset-persistent.postinst 2021-11-17 08:58:54.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/ipset-persistent.postinst 2023-05-19 13:26:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
set -e
-# Setup alternatives
-update-alternatives --install /lib/systemd/system/ipset.service ipset.service /lib/systemd/system/netfilter-persistent.service 40
+# Can be dropped in Trixie
+if update-alternatives --query ipset.service 2>/dev/null; then
+ update-alternatives --remove-all ipset.service
+fi
# Source debconf library
. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
@@ -29,4 +31,11 @@
;;
esac
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-upgrade" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-deconfigure" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-remove" ] ; then
+ # Ensure the drop-in is loaded
+ if [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
+ systemctl --system daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
+ fi
+fi
+
#DEBHELPER#
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/ipset-persistent.postrm iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/ipset-persistent.postrm
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/ipset-persistent.postrm 2020-07-02 16:33:46.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/ipset-persistent.postrm 2023-05-19 13:26:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@
;;
esac
+# To register the drop-in's removal
+if [ "$1" = "remove" ] && [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
+ systemctl --system daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
+fi
+
#DEBHELPER#
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/ipset-persistent.prerm iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/ipset-persistent.prerm
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/ipset-persistent.prerm 2021-11-17 08:58:54.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/ipset-persistent.prerm 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-# Remove alternatives
-update-alternatives --remove-all ipset.service
-
-#DEBHELPER#
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/iptables.override iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/iptables.override
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/iptables.override 2021-11-17 08:58:54.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/iptables.override 2023-05-19 12:12:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[Unit]
-Conflicts=iptables.service ip6tables.service
+[Install]
+Alias=iptables.service ip6tables.service
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/iptables-persistent.install iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/iptables-persistent.install
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/iptables-persistent.install 2021-11-17 08:58:54.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/iptables-persistent.install 2023-05-19 12:12:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
#! /usr/bin/dh-exec
plugins/15-ip4tables usr/share/netfilter-persistent/plugins.d/
plugins/25-ip6tables usr/share/netfilter-persistent/plugins.d/
-debian/iptables.override => etc/systemd/system/netfilter-persistent.service.d/iptables.conf
+debian/iptables.override => lib/systemd/system/netfilter-persistent.service.d/iptables.conf
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/iptables-persistent.maintscript iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/iptables-persistent.maintscript
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/iptables-persistent.maintscript 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/iptables-persistent.maintscript 2023-05-19 13:26:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rm_conffile /etc/systemd/system/netfilter-persistent.service.d/iptables.conf
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/iptables-persistent.postinst iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/iptables-persistent.postinst
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/iptables-persistent.postinst 2021-11-17 08:58:54.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/iptables-persistent.postinst 2023-05-19 13:26:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
set -e
-# Setup alternatives
-update-alternatives --install /lib/systemd/system/iptables.service iptables.service /lib/systemd/system/netfilter-persistent.service 40 \
- --slave /lib/systemd/system/ip6tables.service ip6tables.service /lib/systemd/system/netfilter-persistent.service
+# Can be dropped in Trixie
+if update-alternatives --query iptables.service 2>/dev/null; then
+ update-alternatives --remove-all iptables.service
+fi
# Source debconf library
. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
@@ -45,4 +46,11 @@
;;
esac
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-upgrade" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-deconfigure" ] || [ "$1" = "abort-remove" ] ; then
+ # Ensure the drop-in is loaded
+ if [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
+ systemctl --system daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
+ fi
+fi
+
#DEBHELPER#
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/iptables-persistent.postrm iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/iptables-persistent.postrm
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/iptables-persistent.postrm 2019-08-22 23:39:03.000000000 +0200
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/iptables-persistent.postrm 2023-05-19 13:26:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -10,4 +10,9 @@
;;
esac
+# To register the drop-in's removal
+if [ "$1" = "remove" ] && [ -d /run/systemd/system ]; then
+ systemctl --system daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
+fi
+
#DEBHELPER#
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/iptables-persistent.prerm iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/iptables-persistent.prerm
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/iptables-persistent.prerm 2021-11-17 08:58:54.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/iptables-persistent.prerm 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-# Setup alternatives
-update-alternatives --remove-all iptables.service
-
-#DEBHELPER#
diff -Nru iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/NEWS iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/NEWS
--- iptables-persistent-1.0.19/debian/NEWS 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
+++ iptables-persistent-1.0.20/debian/NEWS 2023-05-19 12:12:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+iptables-persistent (1.0.20) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ iptables-persistent.service, ip6tables-persistent.service and
+ ipset-persistent.service are now aliases instead of alternatives, using
+ native functionality to provide alternative names. Users wishing to use such
+ names can use 'systemctl enable netfilter-persistent.service' to enable them,
+ and can override them using the standard systemd configuration mechanisms.
+ Other packages wishing to provide the same service names simply have to
+ declare the same aliases in their units, and users can enable the one they
+ prefer.
+
+ -- Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org> Tue, 16 May 2023 01:40:17 +0100
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