Tails

I’m a little surprised to see this message when performing the “Prepare the versioned APT suites” step. I don’t remember such a huge, long list of “not found” packages in previous releases:

kibi@armor:~/work/clients/tails/release/release-checkout$ while ! ssh reprepro@incoming.deb.tails.boum.org reprepro list "${TAG:?}" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
>    sleep 5
> done && \
> ssh reprepro@incoming.deb.tails.boum.org \
>      tails-merge-suite "$RELEASE_BRANCH" "$TAG"
Will not copy as not found: calendar-google-provider, cpio, cpio-win32, gconf, gconf-defaults-service, gconf-defaults-service-dbgsym, gconf-gsettings-backend, gconf-gsettings-backend-dbgsym, gconf-service, gconf-service-dbgsym, gconf2, gconf2-common, gconf2-dbgsym, gdk-pixbuf, gir1.2-gconf-2.0, gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0, gir1.2-gtk-2.0, gir1.2-mutter-3.0, glib2.0, gtk+2.0, gtk2-engines-pixbuf, gtk2.0-examples, hunspell, hunspell-tools, icedove, icedove-dbg, icedove-dev, icedove-l10n-all, icedove-l10n-ar, icedove-l10n-ast, icedove-l10n-be, icedove-l10n-bg, icedove-l10n-bn-bd, icedove-l10n-br, icedove-l10n-ca, icedove-l10n-cs, icedove-l10n-da, icedove-l10n-de, icedove-l10n-dsb, icedove-l10n-el, icedove-l10n-en-gb, icedove-l10n-es-ar, icedove-l10n-es-es, icedove-l10n-et, icedove-l10n-eu, icedove-l10n-fi, icedove-l10n-fr, icedove-l10n-fy-nl, icedove-l10n-ga-ie, icedove-l10n-gd, icedove-l10n-gl, icedove-l10n-he, icedove-l10n-hr, icedove-l10n-hsb, icedove-l10n-hu, icedove-l10n-hy-am, icedove-l10n-id, icedove-l10n-is, icedove-l10n-it, icedove-l10n-ja, icedove-l10n-kab, icedove-l10n-ko, icedove-l10n-lt, icedove-l10n-nb-no, icedove-l10n-nl, icedove-l10n-nn-no, icedove-l10n-pa-in, icedove-l10n-pl, icedove-l10n-pt-br, icedove-l10n-pt-pt, icedove-l10n-rm, icedove-l10n-ro, icedove-l10n-ru, icedove-l10n-si, icedove-l10n-sk, icedove-l10n-sl, icedove-l10n-sq, icedove-l10n-sr, icedove-l10n-sv-se, icedove-l10n-ta-lk, icedove-l10n-tr, icedove-l10n-uk, icedove-l10n-vi, icedove-l10n-zh-cn, icedove-l10n-zh-tw, iceowl-extension, iceowl-l10n-ar, iceowl-l10n-ast, iceowl-l10n-be, iceowl-l10n-bg, iceowl-l10n-bn-bd, iceowl-l10n-br, iceowl-l10n-ca, iceowl-l10n-cs, iceowl-l10n-cy, iceowl-l10n-da, iceowl-l10n-de, iceowl-l10n-dsb, iceowl-l10n-el, iceowl-l10n-en-gb, iceowl-l10n-es-ar, iceowl-l10n-es-es, iceowl-l10n-et, iceowl-l10n-eu, iceowl-l10n-fi, iceowl-l10n-fr, iceowl-l10n-fy-nl, iceowl-l10n-ga-ie, iceowl-l10n-gd, iceowl-l10n-gl, iceowl-l10n-he, iceowl-l10n-hr, iceowl-l10n-hsb, iceowl-l10n-hu, iceowl-l10n-hy-am, iceowl-l10n-id, iceowl-l10n-is, iceowl-l10n-it, iceowl-l10n-ja, iceowl-l10n-kab, iceowl-l10n-ko, iceowl-l10n-lt, iceowl-l10n-nb-no, iceowl-l10n-nl, iceowl-l10n-nn-no, iceowl-l10n-pa-in, iceowl-l10n-pl, iceowl-l10n-pt-br, iceowl-l10n-pt-pt, iceowl-l10n-rm, iceowl-l10n-ro, iceowl-l10n-ru, iceowl-l10n-si, iceowl-l10n-sk, iceowl-l10n-sl, iceowl-l10n-sq, iceowl-l10n-sr, iceowl-l10n-sv-se, iceowl-l10n-ta-lk, iceowl-l10n-tr, iceowl-l10n-uk, iceowl-l10n-vi, iceowl-l10n-zh-cn, iceowl-l10n-zh-tw, iceweasel-l10n-ach, iceweasel-l10n-af, iceweasel-l10n-ak, iceweasel-l10n-all, iceweasel-l10n-ar, iceweasel-l10n-as, iceweasel-l10n-ast, iceweasel-l10n-be, iceweasel-l10n-bg, iceweasel-l10n-bn-bd, iceweasel-l10n-bn-in, iceweasel-l10n-br, iceweasel-l10n-bs, iceweasel-l10n-ca, iceweasel-l10n-cs, iceweasel-l10n-csb, iceweasel-l10n-cy, iceweasel-l10n-da, iceweasel-l10n-de, iceweasel-l10n-el, iceweasel-l10n-en-gb, iceweasel-l10n-en-za, iceweasel-l10n-eo, iceweasel-l10n-es-ar, iceweasel-l10n-es-cl, iceweasel-l10n-es-es, iceweasel-l10n-es-mx, iceweasel-l10n-et, iceweasel-l10n-eu, iceweasel-l10n-fa, iceweasel-l10n-ff, iceweasel-l10n-fi, iceweasel-l10n-fr, iceweasel-l10n-fy-nl, iceweasel-l10n-ga-ie, iceweasel-l10n-gd, iceweasel-l10n-gl, iceweasel-l10n-gu-in, iceweasel-l10n-he, iceweasel-l10n-hi-in, iceweasel-l10n-hr, iceweasel-l10n-hu, iceweasel-l10n-hy-am, iceweasel-l10n-id, iceweasel-l10n-is, iceweasel-l10n-it, iceweasel-l10n-ja, iceweasel-l10n-kk, iceweasel-l10n-km, iceweasel-l10n-kn, iceweasel-l10n-ko, iceweasel-l10n-ku, iceweasel-l10n-lg, iceweasel-l10n-lij, iceweasel-l10n-lt, iceweasel-l10n-lv, iceweasel-l10n-mai, iceweasel-l10n-mk, iceweasel-l10n-ml, iceweasel-l10n-mr, iceweasel-l10n-nb-no, iceweasel-l10n-nl, iceweasel-l10n-nn-no, iceweasel-l10n-nso, iceweasel-l10n-or, iceweasel-l10n-pa-in, iceweasel-l10n-pl, iceweasel-l10n-pt-br, iceweasel-l10n-pt-pt, iceweasel-l10n-rm, iceweasel-l10n-ro, iceweasel-l10n-ru, iceweasel-l10n-si, iceweasel-l10n-sk, iceweasel-l10n-sl, iceweasel-l10n-son, iceweasel-l10n-sq, iceweasel-l10n-sr, iceweasel-l10n-sv-se, iceweasel-l10n-ta, iceweasel-l10n-ta-lk, iceweasel-l10n-te, iceweasel-l10n-th, iceweasel-l10n-tr, iceweasel-l10n-uk, iceweasel-l10n-vi, iceweasel-l10n-zh-cn, iceweasel-l10n-zh-tw, iceweasel-l10n-zu, initramfs-tools, initramfs-tools-core, libgail-common, libgail-dbg, libgail-dev, libgail-doc, libgail18, libgconf-2-4, libgconf-2-4-dbgsym, libgconf2-4, libgconf2-dev, libgconf2-doc, libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0, libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0-dbgsym, libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common, libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev, libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev-dbgsym, libgdk-pixbuf2.0-doc, libglib2.0-0, libglib2.0-0-dbg, libglib2.0-bin, libglib2.0-data, libglib2.0-dev, libglib2.0-doc, libglib2.0-tests, libgtk2.0-0, libgtk2.0-0-dbg, libgtk2.0-bin, libgtk2.0-common, libgtk2.0-dev, libgtk2.0-doc, libhunspell-1.3-0, libhunspell-1.3-0-dbg, libhunspell-dev, libmutter-dev, libmutter0i, libmutter0i-dbgsym, lightning, lightning-l10n-ar, lightning-l10n-ast, lightning-l10n-be, lightning-l10n-bg, lightning-l10n-bn-bd, lightning-l10n-br, lightning-l10n-ca, lightning-l10n-cs, lightning-l10n-cy, lightning-l10n-da, lightning-l10n-de, lightning-l10n-dsb, lightning-l10n-el, lightning-l10n-en-gb, lightning-l10n-es-ar, lightning-l10n-es-es, lightning-l10n-et, lightning-l10n-eu, lightning-l10n-fi, lightning-l10n-fr, lightning-l10n-fy-nl, lightning-l10n-ga-ie, lightning-l10n-gd, lightning-l10n-gl, lightning-l10n-he, lightning-l10n-hr, lightning-l10n-hsb, lightning-l10n-hu, lightning-l10n-hy-am, lightning-l10n-id, lightning-l10n-is, lightning-l10n-it, lightning-l10n-ja, lightning-l10n-kab, lightning-l10n-ko, lightning-l10n-lt, lightning-l10n-nb-no, lightning-l10n-nl, lightning-l10n-nn-no, lightning-l10n-pa-in, lightning-l10n-pl, lightning-l10n-pt-br, lightning-l10n-pt-pt, lightning-l10n-rm, lightning-l10n-ro, lightning-l10n-ru, lightning-l10n-si, lightning-l10n-sk, lightning-l10n-sl, lightning-l10n-sq, lightning-l10n-sr, lightning-l10n-sv-se, lightning-l10n-ta-lk, lightning-l10n-tr, lightning-l10n-uk, lightning-l10n-vi, lightning-l10n-zh-cn, lightning-l10n-zh-tw, linux-image-amd64, mutter, mutter-common, mutter-dbgsym, tails-greeter, thunderbird, Exporting indices...
thunderbird-dbg, thunderbird-dev, thunderbird-l10n-all, thunderbird-l10n-ar, thunderbird-l10n-ast, thunderbird-l10n-be, thunderbird-l10n-bg, thunderbird-l10n-bn-bd, thunderbird-l10n-br, thunderbird-l10n-ca, thunderbird-l10n-cs, thunderbird-l10n-da, thunderbird-l10n-de, thunderbird-l10n-dsb, thunderbird-l10n-el, thunderbird-l10n-en-gb, thunderbird-l10n-es-ar, thunderbird-l10n-es-es, thunderbird-l10n-et, thunderbird-l10n-eu, thunderbird-l10n-fi, thunderbird-l10n-fr, thunderbird-l10n-fy-nl, thunderbird-l10n-ga-ie, thunderbird-l10n-gd, thunderbird-l10n-gl, thunderbird-l10n-he, thunderbird-l10n-hr, thunderbird-l10n-hsb, thunderbird-l10n-hu, thunderbird-l10n-hy-am, thunderbird-l10n-id, thunderbird-l10n-is, thunderbird-l10n-it, thunderbird-l10n-ja, thunderbird-l10n-kab, thunderbird-l10n-ko, thunderbird-l10n-lt, thunderbird-l10n-nb-no, thunderbird-l10n-nl, thunderbird-l10n-nn-no, thunderbird-l10n-pa-in, thunderbird-l10n-pl, thunderbird-l10n-pt-br, thunderbird-l10n-pt-pt, thunderbird-l10n-rm, thunderbird-l10n-ro, thunderbird-l10n-ru, thunderbird-l10n-si, thunderbird-l10n-sk, thunderbird-l10n-sl, thunderbird-l10n-sq, thunderbird-l10n-sr, thunderbird-l10n-sv-se, thunderbird-l10n-ta-lk, thunderbird-l10n-tr, thunderbird-l10n-uk, thunderbird-l10n-vi, thunderbird-l10n-zh-cn, thunderbird-l10n-zh-tw, zenity, zenity-common.

Diffing 4.5-rc1 and 4.5 suites, it looks like we’re having exactly the same contents (as expected, there were no changes there), so I’ll continue the release process.

But I suppose it would make sense to double check what’s happening here, and possibly document that it’s fine to have packages listed this way.

Having glanced at the script briefly, the fact it relies on reprepro dumptracks’s output might explain why the list mentioned above looks familiar: we’ve had such packages in our custom repository at some point, but a lot of them might have disappeared after the last switch to the next Debian major release?

For now, assigning to @anonym as my “kibi-is-doing-his-first-major-release” helper, so that we have a chance to abort if required.