Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 07:51:50 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 238953] sysutils/etc_os-release: version number becomes obsolete after system updates Message-ID: <bug-238953-7788@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D238953 Bug ID: 238953 Summary: sysutils/etc_os-release: version number becomes obsolete after system updates Product: Ports & Packages Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: Individual Port(s) Assignee: tcberner@freebsd.org Reporter: lantw44@gmail.com Flags: maintainer-feedback?(tcberner@freebsd.org) Assignee: tcberner@freebsd.org Since this port records the version number of the system during the build, there is no way to update the version number stored in /usr/local/etc/os-release without rebuilding or updating the port. Therefor= e, the version number stored in the file becomes wrong as soon as the user upd= ates the system with freebsd-update. Is it considered a problem, or it is just ignored? I don't know what is the expected way to use the port, but it will be confu= sing to users if data stored in /usr/local/etc/os-release is used to show the version of the system. For example, gnome-control-center uses /etc/os-relea= se to show OS version in its about page, and it is likely for a user to find t= he version number showed there is different from what freebsd-version command reports. --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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