> > BUT, if that version update grows a new dependency, then 'update' > locks that package version, till you run "apt-get dist-upgrade".. >
ah, ok, I'll give that a shot. It has in the past always been my understanding that dis-upgrade was for upgrading to a new, or "different" Debian. e.g. Wheezy, or Jessie to "testing", or "unstable", or in the most recent Wheezy to Jessie. On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 2:06 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 3:58 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ug, so we'd for all intents and purposes be installing sid of wheezy > > packages on our Jessie images ? Not a clean result in that case, which is > > not a complaint. But instead and observation to just not use apt-get > > upgrade. > > Everything is built in a Jessie sbuild, nothing is getting cross > installed.. > > The issue, is with how apt's update works:: > > "apt-get update" updates packages when a new version is available. > > BUT, if that version update grows a new dependency, then 'update' > locks that package version, till you run "apt-get dist-upgrade"... > > There is a new example coming shortly.. > > ti wl18xx firmware package, used by the bbgw: > > https://github.com/rcn-ee/repos/tree/master/bb-wl18xx- > firmware/suite/jessie/debian > > it's calling a ti tool "calibrator" > > https://github.com/rcn-ee/repos/blob/master/bb-wl18xx- > firmware/suite/jessie/debian/bb-wl18xx-wlan0#L51 > > I need to package this tool, as currently i'm building in the image > builder: > > https://github.com/RobertCNelson/omap-image-builder/blob/master/target/ > chroot/beagleboard.org-jessie.sh#L342-L352 > > when i finally package this "ti-calibrator", i'll add a dependicy to > bb-wl18xx-firmware's control file.. > > Then you'll have to: > > sudo apt-get update ; sudo apt-get dist-upgrade > > Just, to update: bb-wl18xx-firmware > > Regards, > > -- > Robert Nelson > https://rcn-ee.com/ > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > msgid/beagleboard/CAOCHtYhFXBDJUE%2BnJ3ZxyRkKXeB9EsCQz0VvYEa4cLx > JBEo64g%40mail.gmail.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CALHSORrFHP7DnAPMYnYg93NGeWfeNqnS75%2Bn-R0GtA6wK%3DX2Kg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
