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backportpackage incorrectly errors with "Unknown distribution Ubuntu, can't guess target release"

Bug #2013237 reported by Nathan Rennie-Waldock
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ubuntu-dev-tools (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Since 0.187, backportpackage incorrectly errors on Ubuntu when the target release isn't specified:

$ backportpackage -s lunar -w . bash
Unknown distribution Ubuntu, can't guess target release

Attached patch to fix this.

Tags: jammy patch
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Nathan Rennie-Waldock (nathan-renniewaldock) wrote :
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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote :

The attachment "0001-backportpackage-Fix-incorrectly-reporting-unknown-di.patch" seems to be a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the attachment, remove the "patch" tag, and if you are a member of the ~ubuntu-reviewers, unsubscribe the team.

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Benjamin Drung (bdrung) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

Merged your fix: https://git.launchpad.net/ubuntu-dev-tools/commit/?id=66a2773c1c80898305f85fe5305bd130d2edb0a9

It will be part of the next release.

Changed in ubuntu-dev-tools (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: New → Fix Committed
Simon Quigley (tsimonq2)
Changed in ubuntu-dev-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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