Bug#1112673: systemd: systemd-run now expands environment by default

Raphaël Halimi raphael.halimi at gmail.com
Sun Aug 31 19:42:52 BST 2025


Package: systemd
Version: 258~rc1-1
Severity: wishlist

Dear developer,

systemd v258 brings an incompatible change that affects at least 
pbuilder (with the non-default APT resolver):

systemd-run's --expand-environment= switch, which was disabled by 
default when combined with --scope, has been changed to be enabled by 
default. This brings cmdline expansion of transient scopes on par with 
services.

It was announced in v257:

systemd-run's switch --expand-environment= which currently is disabled 
by default when combined with --scope, will be changed in a future 
release to be enabled by default.

It may deserve an entry in NEWS.Debian, since at least pbuilder's 
developers didn't catch it.

Regards,

-- 
Raphaël Halimi



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