[Bug 1820329] Re: ubuntu-support-status wrong support period for packages that were MIR mid-release

[Simon Déziel]

** Summary changed:

- ubuntu-support-status wrong support period for packages that were MRE during a release's life
+ ubuntu-support-status wrong support period for packages that were MIR mid-release

** Description changed:

- Some packages that were in universe at the time of the release then MRE
- are reported as being supported for 3y instead of 5y as other packages
- that were in main from day 1.
+ Some packages that were in universe at the time of the release then MIR
+ mid-release are reported as being supported for 3y instead of 5y as
+ other packages that were in main from day 1.
  
  $ ubuntu-support-status --show-support | tail -3
  Supported until April 2021 (Canonical - 3y):
- libbrotli1 libwoff1 
+ libbrotli1 libwoff1
  
  $ apt-cache policy libbrotli1 libwoff1
  libbrotli1:
-   Installed: 1.0.3-1ubuntu1.2
-   Candidate: 1.0.3-1ubuntu1.2
-   Version table:
-  *** 1.0.3-1ubuntu1.2 500
-         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
-         500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
-      1.0.3-1ubuntu1 500
-         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
+   Installed: 1.0.3-1ubuntu1.2
+   Candidate: 1.0.3-1ubuntu1.2
+   Version table:
+  *** 1.0.3-1ubuntu1.2 500
+         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
+         500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+      1.0.3-1ubuntu1 500
+         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
  libwoff1:
-   Installed: 1.0.2-1build0.1
-   Candidate: 1.0.2-1build0.1
-   Version table:
-  *** 1.0.2-1build0.1 500
-         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
-         500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
-      1.0.2-1 500
-         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
- 
+   Installed: 1.0.2-1build0.1
+   Candidate: 1.0.2-1build0.1
+   Version table:
+  *** 1.0.2-1build0.1 500
+         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
+         500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+      1.0.2-1 500
+         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
  
  Additional info:
  
  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
  Release:	18.04
  $ apt-cache policy update-manager-core
  update-manager-core:
-   Installed: 1:18.04.11.9
-   Candidate: 1:18.04.11.9
-   Version table:
-  *** 1:18.04.11.9 500
-         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
-      1:18.04.11 500
-         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
+   Installed: 1:18.04.11.9
+   Candidate: 1:18.04.11.9
+   Version table:
+  *** 1:18.04.11.9 500
+         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+      1:18.04.11 500
+         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: update-manager-core 1:18.04.11.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-46.49-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
  Aptdaemon:
-  
+ 
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Mar 15 14:09:58 2019
  GsettingsChanges:
-  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
-  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'843'
-  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
-  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'1373'
-  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'int64 1535035046'
+  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
+  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'843'
+  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
+  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'1373'
+  b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'int64 1535035046'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-15 (243 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180714)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
-  TERM=xterm-256color
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
+  TERM=xterm-256color
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  ubuntu-support-status wrong support period for packages that were MIR
  mid-release

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Some packages that were in universe at the time of the release then
  MIR mid-release are reported as being supported for 3y instead of 5y
  as other packages that were in main from day 1.

  $ ubuntu-support-status --show-support | tail -3
  Supported until April 2021 (Canonical - 3y):
  libbrotli1 libwoff1

  $ apt-cache policy libbrotli1 libwoff1
  libbrotli1:
    Installed: 1.0.3-1ubuntu1.2
    Candidate: 1.0.3-1ubuntu1.2
    Version table:
   *** 1.0.3-1ubuntu1.2 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1.0.3-1ubuntu1 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages
  libwoff1:
    Installed: 1.0.2-1build0.1
    Candidate: 1.0.2-1build0.1
    Version table:
   *** 1.0.2-1build0.1 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1.0.2-1 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages

  Additional info:

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
  Release:	18.04
  $ apt-cache policy update-manager-core
  update-manager-core:
    Installed: 1:18.04.11.9
    Candidate: 1:18.04.11.9
    Version table:
   *** 1:18.04.11.9 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1:18.04.11 500
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: update-manager-core 1:18.04.11.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-46.49-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
  Aptdaemon:

  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Mar 15 14:09:58 2019
  GsettingsChanges:
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'843'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'1373'
   b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'int64 1535035046'
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-15 (243 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180714)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   TERM=xterm-256color
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   PATH=(custom, no user)
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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