What does the `os_release` signify, and how is it scraped?
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hdavidzhu commented
Tangentially, would love to see some more documentation on each of these fields. Thank you!
stevemeier commented
os_release specifies the major release (7.x, 8.x) an errata applies to.
In CentOS 6 and 7 there was quite a bit of overlap but 7 and 8 are further apart so most errata apply to either 7 or 8.
One exception that comes to mind is the tzdata package, which is identical across major versions.
It can be scraped from the filename: el7 indicates an RPM is for major release 7, while el8 is used for major release 8.
hdavidzhu commented
Great, thank you!