On 1 April 2014 20:30, olivier sallou <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > 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. >>> >>> -- >>> Tomasz Rybak GPG/PGP key ID: 2AD5 9860 >>> Fingerprint A481 824E 7DD3 9C0E C40A 488E C654 FB33 2AD5 9860 >>> http://member.acm.org/~tomaszrybak >>> >>> >> > > > -- > > gpg key id: 4096R/326D8438 (keyring.debian.org) > > Key fingerprint = 5FB4 6F83 D3B9 5204 6335 D26D 78DC 68DB 326D 8438 > > Close but no cigar. It's "sources" actually: http://andsens.github.io/bootstrap-vz/manifest.html#packages :-) "mirror" is a single string setting to specify the "default" apt mirror.
