On 02.04.2026 04:37, Simon Richter wrote:
Hi,
https://wiki.debian.org/BuildProfileSpec talks about the idea of using
release names as build profile names to allow for easier backporting,
but the table doesn't list them.
Does that already exist, or if it doesn't, would it make sense to
implement that (basically, "backports autobuilders set -Ptrixie or -
Pbookworm")?
It doesn't exist currently.
This is an idea I come across about 10 years ago when build profiles
started its more active life.
Besides backports, this same mechanism can be implemented in context
of distribution. For example, distribution.ubuntu build profile vs
distribution.debian, etc - it will help greatly to distinguish the
[build] dependencies for example, as ubuntu has universe vs main.
Overall, it'd help in multiple cases like this.
Thanks,
/mjt
