Re: Upgrading systemd may silently break your Unstable/Sid system!

[Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>]

On 2024-07-28 20:01:35 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> In the interests of posting something *useful*, here's a timeline.
> As I understand it, here's what's happened so far:
> 
> 2024-06-23: bug #1074156 filed against package procps
>     procps: Depend or Recommend linux-sysctl-defaults
>     Bug fixed by upload, closed.
> 
> 2024-07-11: procps (unstable) upload: /etc/sysctl.conf is "removed"
>     (but not when upgrading)
>     Closes #1074156
> 
> 2024-07-12: bug #1076190 filed against package systemd
>     Installs dangling symlink /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf
>     Bug fixed by upload, closed.
> 
> 2024-07-24: systemd (unstable) upload: /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf
>     symlink is removed (for upgrades also)
>     Closes #1076190
> 
> 2024-07-26: this thread is started on debian-user
> 
> 2024-07-26: bug #1077184 filed against package systemd
>     systemd: /etc/sysctl.conf is no longer read
>     Bug marked as wontfix, closed.
> 
> 2024-07-26: bug #1077187 filed against package procps
>     procps: please drop/replace the obsolete sysctl.conf(5) man page
>     Still open.

No, this thread was started *after* bug #1077184 (which I reported)
was closed as wontfix and *after* I reported bug #1077187.

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