[pkg-lxc-devel] Bug#1125011: lxc-templates: please replace isc-dhcp-client with dhcpd-base in trixie+ containers

[Sven Geuer]

On Mon, 2026-03-09 at 22:16 +0700, Arnaud Rebillout wrote:
> I opened a new MR at:
> 
> https://salsa.debian.org/lxc-team/lxc-templates/-/merge_requests/5/
> 
> This time it uses your commit as is, then I added some commits on top.
> Please have a look.
> 
> 
> On 09/03/2026 19:13, Sven Geuer wrote:
> > >  I wonder if it's a good idea to fix it by using the
> > > variable distro_codename that you introduced.
> > I would think so.
> 
> I fixed it in only one place. The other places where $release is used
> with codenames, it's for wheezy, but there's no release name that
> correspond to wheezy anymore, it's too old. I thought I wouldn't touch
> this, to keep changes minimal.
> 
> 
> > > > It depends on what release the worker/host-running-the-test is running
> > > > natively. If there are workers running on trixie they need the fix as
> > > > well, it seems to me.
> > > I don't understand this one. The package isc-dhcp-client is present on
> > > trixie, so why do we need the fix? Or is it missing on trixie/loong64
> > > (didn't find a way to check, rmadison doesn't tell about loong64)?
> > It makes a difference when running a forky or sid testbed on a trixie-
> > based worker, doesn't it? Correct me if I am wrong.
> 
> If you mean about creating a forky/testing testbed on a trixie system,
> then the change will need to be backported I suppose.

That's exactly what I meant. Not sure whether this is a relevant
scenario at all.

Cheers,
Sven

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