[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#596283: Freeze exception: shadow / possible cron update?

[Christian Kastner]

On 09/19/2010 06:21 PM, Julien Cristau wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 17:21:38 +0200, Christian Kastner wrote:
> 
>> Assuming that #596283 will be fixed by a -2 release of shadow, I was
>> wondering whether the Release Team would like a cron -115 as well, with
>> this feature removed from /etc/cron.daily/standard.
>>
> Sounds reasonable.  I'm not sure introducing yet more 'Breaks' is
> necessary though.  The worst case if you're using new cron and old
> shadow is your stuff isn't backed up, right?

That is correct. However, that worst case -- however unlikely -- might
be severe enough to warrant the Breaks:. I'm therefore tending towards
the latter, but will leave the final call up to you.


Christian