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Re: Syntax error in /etc/redhat-release
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 6 Jun 2005 08:36:18 -0500
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Morten Kjeldgaard wrote:
> Perhaps this is nit-picking but there is a syntax error in SL's /etc/redhat-release:
> 
> Scientific Linux SL Release 4.0 (Beryllium)
> 
> According to the man page lsb_release(1), "release" must be lower case:
> 
> 
>>The required line style is:
>>"Distributor release x.x (Codename)"
> 
> 
> It could be significant for a script trying to work out what distribution it is running on.
> 
> Cheers,
> Morten

Is it nitpicking?  No not really, that would have been good information 
to know.

Is it too late?  Yes

Now that it's released, if we change it, it will break any scripts 
looking for it in the way that it currently is.

Troy
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