Quantal open for development

[Barry Warsaw]

On Apr 30, 2012, at 03:17 PM, Matthias Klose wrote:

>Quantal is now open for development, with syncs from unstable starting
>shortly.

> - Python 3 is now again part of a minimal chroot on quantal, and will
>   be the only Python version provided on the ISO/installation images
>   for quantal.  Packages which need updates and ports for Python 3
>   are tracked at [6]

Note that this initiative will only apply explicitly to desktop ISOs (though
there may be implications for other flavors and images, like Kubuntu or
server).

See also: http://tinyurl.com/7dsyywo

>Please check your uploads in a quantal chroot, don't just test in a precise
>environment. See [7] how to setup such a development chroot.

I've updated documentation to explain how to set up chroots/sbuild
environments for Quantal on Precise:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebootstrapChroot
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/BuildEnvironment

(Hint: you need to install debootstrap explicitly from precise-backports
first.)

Cheers,
-Barry