podman: T9129: Fix podman prefix directory

[sarthurdev]

Change summary

Podman currently builds with an incorrect prefix directory. Quadlets incorrectly refer to /usr/local/bin instead of /usr/bin.

This fix is required before podman quadlets PR.

Types of changes

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Code style update (formatting, renaming)
• Refactoring (no functional changes)
• Migration from an old Vyatta component to vyos-1x, please link to related PR inside obsoleted component
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How to test / Smoketest result

strings from binary in podman deb from vyos repo:

root@dev-test:~/temp/podman-deb/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators# strings podman-system-generator | grep '/usr/local/bin'
/usr/local/bin
build	-ldflags="<truncated>  -X github.com/containers/podman/v5/libpod/config._installPrefix=/usr/local <truncated> -X github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/systemd/quadlet._binDir=/usr/local/bin ..."

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Relevant task context

• T9129 — “Migrate podman to systemd quadlets” is In progress, with Normal priority.
• The task states that existing generated systemd units have issues when migrating to Trixie, motivating Podman Quadlets as the future-proof solution.
• T9129 has no comments or additional acceptance criteria.

This PR’s prefix correction appears to be a prerequisite for the broader Quadlet migration rather than completion of T9129 itself.

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scripts/package-build/podman/package.toml (1)

180-180: LGTM!

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Updated the Podman release build configuration to install packaged files under the standard /usr prefix.

Walkthrough

The Podman release packaging command now sets PREFIX=/usr explicitly. Other packaging steps remain unchanged.

Changes

Podman release packaging

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Set the release installation prefix scripts/package-build/podman/package.toml	At line 180, the make podman-release invocation passes PREFIX=/usr instead of using the Makefile default.

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 54daf

This is a localized correction to Podman’s installation prefix so Quadlets reference the intended binary directory; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the Podman prefix directory fix and includes the related task ID.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the incorrect Podman prefix, its quadlet impact, and the purpose of the fix.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)
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Set correct prefix instead of relying on default /usr/local/bin.

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