[pkg-netfilter-team] Bug#946932: /usr/sbin/ebtables-nft-restore requires /etc/ethertypes

[Alberto Molina Coballes]

On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 06:27:42PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> 
> Alberto, Arturo, if you agree with moving /etc/ethertypes to netbase (I
> assume this file is rather static and doesn't need constant updates), I
> would propose the following:
> 
> - ebtables drops the file in version X. You poke Marco once that is done.
> - netbase gets an upload taking over the file with a Breaks/Replaces:
> ebtables (<< X) in version Y
> - Since netbase is only prio important and not an essential package, I
> would make follow-up uploads for iptables and ebtables with an explicit
> depends: netbase (>= Y). I think an Depends is justified given that
> ebtables-restore does not handle it gracefully when the file is missing.
>

I agree, I think that it's a good solution and it can be done in a few days.

What do you think Arturo?

Regards,

Alberto