Bug#1087654: bookworm-pu: package systemd/252.32-1~deb12u1

[Cyril Brulebois]

Jonathan Wiltshire <jmw at debian.org> (2024-11-17):
> Control: tag -1 d-i confirmed
> 
> On Sat, Nov 16, 2024 at 07:45:46PM +0000, Luca Boccassi wrote:
> > We would like to upload the latest stable point release of systemd 252
> > to bookworm-p-u. Stable release branches are maintained upstream with
> > the intention of providing bug fixes only and no compatibility
> > breakages, and with automated non-trivial CI jobs that also cover
> > Debian and Ubuntu. I have already uploaded to p-u.
> > 
> > There are no packaging changes. Debdiff attached. The debdiff excludes
> > hwdb generated IDs.
> > The list of commits included can be seen at:
> > 
> > https://github.com/systemd/systemd-stable/compare/v252.31...v252.32
> 
> d-i ack needed for the udeb; CC.

No objections on the d-i side.

That being said, I'm still very much not convinced by those stable
uploads that bundle together trivialities, actual fixes, and behavorial
changes, especially since there seems to be absolutely no documentation
whatsoever:
 - changelog.Debian.gz provides zero information;
 - NEWS.gz is stuck at v252 (i.e. 32 versions ago).

As a user it's a major PITA to have to go through upstream's git tree
to figure out whether some breakages are just bad luck or actual side
effects of a supposedly-stable update. (I've been there, done that,
multiple times. And yes, I probably could have reported that at the
time, but not enough energy, motivation, and time…)


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois (kibi at debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
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