[Parted-maintainers] Bug#1103454: libparted detects ext4 without journal as ext2

[Pascal Hambourg]

On 01/06/2025 at 00:59, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Sat, May 31, 2025 at 09:53:13AM +0200, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> 
> The thing is that it's inconsistent to both say it's minor, and also 
> push for it to be fixed in trixie (where only fixes for >= important 
> bugs are allowed at this point in key packages).  If you're asking me to 
> apply for a freeze exception from the release team, they're not likely 
> to be impressed by a minor bug.
> 
> If you're arguing that it meets the definition of important ("a bug 
> which has a major effect on the usability of a package, without 
> rendering it completely unusable to everyone"), that would be a 
> different matter.  Is that the case?  I might be willing to cherry-pick 
> the patch from upstream if the argument is that the bug should actually 
> have a higher severity.

I am not pushing, asking or arguing. I am only bringing this bug to 
parted and d-i maintainers' attention and letting you decide what to do.