162936 – /etc/gentoo-release: use lsb_release compatible syntax

Bug 162936 - /etc/gentoo-release: use lsb_release compatible syntax

Summary: /etc/gentoo-release: use lsb_release compatible syntax

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] baselayout (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High minor (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2007-01-20 15:01 UTC by Ed Catmur
Modified:	2010-05-11 08:01 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Ed Catmur 2007-01-20 15:01:09 UTC

Currently /etc/gentoo-release contains:
    Gentoo Base System version 1.12.8

If this were changed to:
    Gentoo Base System release 1.12.8
                       ^^^^^^^

then lsb_release (sys-apps/lsb-release) would be able to parse the baselayout version as the distro release, like so:

$ lsb_release --all
LSB Version:    n/a
Distributor ID: Gentoo
Description:    Gentoo Base System release 1.12.8
Release:        1.12.8
Codename:       n/a

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2007-01-20 15:15:43 UTC

so we're on the same page, lsb is lame

ive fixed this in our ebuilds, but dont expect anything but trivial changes like this