severity 508772 wishlist thanks Please tell me a SINGLE example of package which "breaks" because of this, and I'll reconsider the severity. Otherwise this is just theory and not a real problem, and you are abusing the BTS. Stop doing that.
Follow more explanations as it seems you need them: It has been always a good programming practice that ./configure scripts check for things based on features actually present in the build machine, not on the operating system or its version number. This is the reason I would consider broken a package which relies on /etc/debian_version. Moreover, if you read base-files FAQ or just understand how the testing distribution works, testing and unstable are sides of the same oin. You insist that lsb-release should tell the "truth" at every time. However, it has been the case for a long time that /etc/debian_version says testing/unstable or lenny/sid. Do you realize that /tc/debian_version may not always tell the "truth" or not? If you do, why so much insistence that it is now more important than before that it says the "truth"? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
