[Bug 1001068] Re: debchange: "quantal" is the default distribution in precise

[Michael Bienia]

I can imagine two different use cases:
a) a developer/packager running "precise" and working on a PPA package for "precise"
b) a developer running "precise" and working on a package for "quantal"

I don't know which use case is more common.
I use a quantal chroot to work on packages for quantal, so I'm not affected from this bug but I've to remember the first few days after each release to check the distribution field to not to try to upload to the just released version till the default gets updated.
I can imagine that developers from case b) could get annoyed to always remember to pass the right distribution.

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Title:
  debchange: "quantal" is the default distribution in precise

Status in “devscripts” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “devscripts” source package in Precise:
  Triaged
Status in “devscripts” source package in Quantal:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  devscripts 2.11.6ubuntu1.1 alters debchange's default for the
  distribution field to "quantal". I would imagine that that majority of
  precise users who invoke debchange will be preparing uploads to
  precise, i.e. for their PPAs.

  From my skim of the devscripts changelog, it looks like this update
  usually waits until after release. Please consider reverting
  debchange's default distribution in precise to "precise".

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