Re: deb822 support [.sources for apt] in d-i (was: Merge request on apt-setup)

Cyril Brulebois <[email protected]> Sun, 25 May 2025 05:47:53 +0200

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Hi Marc,

Marc Haber <[email protected]> (2025-05-15):
> On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 12:36:02PM +0200, Philip Hands wrote:
> > Yes, changing that in the short term seem quite unwise, so I guess a
> > rewritten deb822 version of apt-setup, post-release, is what we'll need.
> 
> Has anybody talked to the apt maintainers whether they would be willing to
> disable the deprecation warnings for the release, allowing one (more?) cycle
> where the two formats are equal citizens? The deprecation warnings we had in
> the last months has stirred us up, the installer is moving now, and the
> other packages as well¹, so the focus could be shifted to a smooth release
> now and going back to the nag warnings after the release?

You forgot the spoiler alerts! (That was my backup plan.)


After 10 days, I've only heard about Philip Hands (thanks!) with some idea
about how to approach the transition, and we agreed it's actually really
not trivial… and of course you, Marc.

I might have scared people away, bored them to death, or something, but
absolutely no-one commented on the proposed (admittedly vague) plan to
have apt-setup learn a little about deb822 sources…

… therefore, seeing how deep we are in the freeze, and how no-one's
actually working on this (and how dangerous it would be if anyone did):


Could apt maintainers please consider dropping the source modernization
hint for trixie? This is getting on users' nerves, and I can't see how
that could be fixed any time soon.

If you want the whole monologue session, it started here:
  https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2025/05/msg00201.html

Thanks for your time!


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois ([email protected])            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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