[Bug 1001068] Re: debchange: "quantal" is the default distribution in precise

[Benjamin Drung]

I have committed a solution to the Debian git repository that sets the
target distribution for Ubuntu on package build time. This way, just a
no-source change upload is enough to update the target distribution.

I have uploaded the attached fix to precise-propose:

devscripts (2.11.6ubuntu1.3) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  * debchange: On Ubuntu always default to targeting the release that it's run
    from, *not* the current devel release, since its primary use on stable
    releases will be for preparing PPA uploads. (LP: #1001068)

 -- Benjamin Drung <bdrung at ubuntu.com>  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:42:44 +0200


** Changed in: devscripts (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Committed

** Patch added: "devscripts_2.11.6ubuntu1.3.debdiff"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/devscripts/+bug/1001068/+attachment/3199599/+files/devscripts_2.11.6ubuntu1.3.debdiff

** Description changed:

  devscripts 2.11.6ubuntu1.1 alters debchange's default for the
  distribution field to "quantal". I would imagine that that majority of
  precise users who invoke debchange will be preparing uploads to precise,
  i.e. for their PPAs.
  
  From my skim of the devscripts changelog, it looks like this update
  usually waits until after release. Please consider reverting debchange's
  default distribution in precise to "precise".
+ 
+ [TESTCASE]
+ mkdir debian
+ dch --create -v 0.1 --package foobar 'Test'
+ dch -r ''
+ # dpkg-parsechangelog should show 'precise' as distribution

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Title:
  debchange: "quantal" is the default distribution in precise

Status in “devscripts” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “devscripts” source package in Precise:
  Fix Committed
Status in “devscripts” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  devscripts 2.11.6ubuntu1.1 alters debchange's default for the
  distribution field to "quantal". I would imagine that that majority of
  precise users who invoke debchange will be preparing uploads to
  precise, i.e. for their PPAs.

  From my skim of the devscripts changelog, it looks like this update
  usually waits until after release. Please consider reverting
  debchange's default distribution in precise to "precise".

  [TESTCASE]
  mkdir debian
  dch --create -v 0.1 --package foobar 'Test'
  dch -r ''
  # dpkg-parsechangelog should show 'precise' as distribution

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