2014-03-31 20:37 GMT+02:00 Himanshu Vasishth <[email protected]>:
> Yes, we are planning to add new entry to /etc/apt/preferences. Take a
> look at https://github.com/google/build-debian-cloud/pull/5/files for the
> exact changes.
>
> And yes we should add manifest entries for it in the bootstrap-vz based
> code you have been working on. I will send out a patch for it.
>
in bootstrap-vz, you can define in the manifest a set of mirrors and then
list the packages to install from defined mirrors.
Something like : mirrors : [ backport1 , ... ]
packages : [ { 'openssh' : 'backport1' } ]
this is not exact syntax but this is the idea....
Olivier
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Tomasz Rybak <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Dnia 2014-03-24, pon o godzinie 08:58 -0700, Himanshu Vasishth pisze:
>> > Hey folks
>> >
>> >
>> > I just wanted to follow up on this and see if there is any feedback on
>> > this. Should I assume that silence means there are no concerns? Please
>> > let me know.
>>
>> How do you intend to introduce this change? I assume that you'll add
>> new entry to /etc/apt/preferences.
>>
>> I've been working on moving scripts building GCE images to bootstrap-vz;
>> you can find the latest version in my repository:
>> https://github.com/rybaktomasz/bootstrap-vz.git
>> in branch gce.
>> There is task in providers.gce.tasks.apt.PreferKernelsFromBackports
>> which makes apt prefer kernels from backports.
>> It creates file in /etc/apt/preferences; maybe, if there is more
>> people interested in using packages from backports, it would
>> make sense to add manifest entry describing such cases?
>>
>> Best regards.
>>
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