#718215 debian-installer: Installer ingores "suite" argument

Package:
debian-installer
Source:
debian-installer
Description:
Debian Installer documentation
Submitter:
Ralf Jung
Date:
2013-07-28 20:15:05 UTC
Severity:
normal
#718215#5
Date:
2013-07-28 20:12:47 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

the installer for Debian Wheezy 7.1 ignores the "suite" argument.
Steps to reproduce:
* Download 7.1 installer
* Run it in QEMU (or wherever)
* When isolinux appears, hit "Tab" and add "suite=testing" to the commands
* Run the installation
What happens:
* When it comes to setting up APT, the Wheezy package list is downloaded
  (as observed with Wireshark) and the system ends up being a Wheezy installation
Expected behaviour:
* The Jessie list should be downloaded, and I should end up with a Jessie installation

Further information:
/proc/cmdline contains the new argument, so passing it to the kernel worked fine.
If I add "protocol=ftp", the mirror setup asks for an FTP server and directory,
so (other) options are passed to the kernel correctly.
I also tried "mirror/suite=jessie" and various other combinations, to no avail.

Kind regards,
Ralf