lsb-release dependency - should it be revisited?

[nyue]

There is a use of lsb-release at

rez/src/rez/utils/platform_.py

Line 225 in 8219ca7

file = "/etc/lsb-release"

Given that lsb-release is getting long in the tooth

https://access.redhat.com/solutions/6973382

https://web.archive.org/web/20230407022132/https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lsb-discuss/2023-February/008278.html

We are building a new pipeline base on Rez and hope to deprecate packages that are no longer provided by default.

Kind regards

[JeanChristopheMorinPerso]

Hi @nyue, thanks for bringing this up. lsb-release is only a soft dependency. In other words, don't worry about it. You don't need it.