[Bug 238953] sysutils/etc_os-release: version number becomes obsolete after system updates

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            Bug ID: 238953
           Summary: sysutils/etc_os-release: version number becomes
                    obsolete after system updates
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: tcberner at freebsd.org
          Reporter: lantw44 at gmail.com
             Flags: maintainer-feedback?(tcberner at freebsd.org)
          Assignee: tcberner at freebsd.org

Since this port records the version number of the system during the build,
there is no way to update the version number stored in
/usr/local/etc/os-release without rebuilding or updating the port. Therefore,
the version number stored in the file becomes wrong as soon as the user updates
the system with freebsd-update. Is it considered a problem, or it is just
ignored?

I don't know what is the expected way to use the port, but it will be confusing
to users if data stored in /usr/local/etc/os-release is used to show the
version of the system. For example, gnome-control-center uses /etc/os-release
to show OS version in its about page, and it is likely for a user to find the
version number showed there is different from what freebsd-version command
reports.

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