Bug#293171: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#293171: Moving {add|remove}-shell from passwd to debianutils

[Christian Perrier]

tags 293171 pending
tags 208514 pending
tags 268656 pending
tags 269573 pending
thanks

> The plan seems a little overflated and some have commented that a
> simpler plan would be OK:
> 
> 1) Clint uploads debianutils with "Replaces: passwd
>    (<=current_version) and the utilities
> 
> 
> 2) We (eventually at the same time) upload shadow without the utilities
>    with "Depends: debianutils (>=new_version)" so that passwd
>    cannot be upgraded if the debianutils with the utilities is not here
> 
> 3) we warn maintainers of shell packages to remove the dependency on
>    passwd
> 
> 4) when all shell packages have been fixed, we can remove the
> versioned dependency on debianutils
> 
> 1) and 2) happening at the same time (provided we build on the same
> architecture)) guarantees that upgrades for this architecture will
> work fine the day after.
> 


Now that Tomasz has released shadow 4.0.13 and the former version of
shadow is ready to enter testing (should happen tomorrow), we are
ready to prepare and release 4.0.13-1

The test packages I prepared
(http://www.perrier.eu.org/debian/packages) now don't have the
utilities AND they Depend on debianutils (>= 2.15).

I rebuilt Clint's packages
(http://people.debian.org/~schizo/debianutils/) and tried installing
both in the same dpkg run...which works like a charm.

We now seem really ready to go and fix these bugs.

Last green lights to get:

-shadow 4.0.12-6 in testing
-enough tests on 4.0.13-1 just to be sure we don't break too much
 stuff

We have to be aware that shadow 4.0.13-1 and debianutils 2.15 now have
to go to testing together...so each of us should be careful not
breaking them too much....and avoid uploads until both reach
testing....