[Bug 1012439] Re: carve out distro information to distro-info package

[Benjamin Drung]

Attached is a patch that queries distro-info in case of not finding the
suite script. Therefore newer suites will be supported without updating
debootstrap (if distro-info is installed). Nothing will change in case
of not having distro-info installed. Therefore you can still bootstrap
Debian without having distro-info. In addition to applying this patch,
debootstrap should suggest or recommend distro-info.

** Patch added: "0001-Support-newer-suites-using-distro-info-if-available.patch"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/1012439/+attachment/3490706/+files/0001-Support-newer-suites-using-distro-info-if-available.patch

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Title:
  carve out distro information to distro-info package

Status in “debootstrap” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  debootstrap includes hard-coded information about Debian and Ubuntu
  distribution releases in /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/$SUITE.  This
  volatile information should be carved out to and maintained in the
  distro-info package instead.

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