[Bug 1598212] Re: /etc/os-release: Please specify VERSION_CODENAME

[Adam Conrad]

Likely need to keep both UBUNTU_CODENAME and VERSION_CODENAME in xenial
forever, to avoid having to add a (very) icky "Breaks: snapd (<< fixed-
version)" to base-files when we remove it.

Though, in the interest of correctness, I suppose that Breaks would also
be necessary in yakkety, but maybe we can get away with handwaving past
it, if it doesn't critically break snapd on upgrade.

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Adam Conrad (adconrad)

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu Xenial)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Adam Conrad (adconrad)

** Description changed:

- The os-release specification was updated in systemd > 230 to also
- include a VERSION_CODENAME parameter:
- https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/646b997c118e261c5ececc434dd40d0dbdbac4d8
+ [ SRU Justification ]
+ UBUNTU_CODENAME was added by the snapd team, then proposed upstream in a more generic way.  Upstream settled on VERSION_CODENAME, and we should include that as well, in case third party (or, indeed, future versions of our own) software decide to start looking for it.
+ 
+ [ SRU Test Case ]
+ Check diffs of both source package and installed os-release, make sure nothing's changed except VERSION_CODENAME, and that the value is correct.
+ 
+ [ Regression Potential ]
+ Nein.
+ 
+ [ Original Report ]
+ The os-release specification was updated in systemd > 230 to also include a VERSION_CODENAME parameter: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/646b997c118e261c5ececc434dd40d0dbdbac4d8
  
  Please replace the custom UBUNTU_CODENAME parameter by VERSION_CODENAME
  in yakkety and add VERSION_CODENAME to /etc/os-release to all stable
  releases.

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Title:
  /etc/os-release: Please specify VERSION_CODENAME

Status in base-files package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in base-files source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in base-files package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  [ SRU Justification ]
  UBUNTU_CODENAME was added by the snapd team, then proposed upstream in a more generic way.  Upstream settled on VERSION_CODENAME, and we should include that as well, in case third party (or, indeed, future versions of our own) software decide to start looking for it.

  [ SRU Test Case ]
  Check diffs of both source package and installed os-release, make sure nothing's changed except VERSION_CODENAME, and that the value is correct.

  [ Regression Potential ]
  Nein.

  [ Original Report ]
  The os-release specification was updated in systemd > 230 to also include a VERSION_CODENAME parameter: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/646b997c118e261c5ececc434dd40d0dbdbac4d8

  Please replace the custom UBUNTU_CODENAME parameter by
  VERSION_CODENAME in yakkety and add VERSION_CODENAME to /etc/os-
  release to all stable releases.

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