I can access packages in project/experimental, except 4.3.0-0pre1v1 packages for which I have 4.3.0-0ds4 versions installed.
--- /etc/apt/sources.list --- # XFree86-4.3 #deb http://www.penguinppc.org/~daniels/sid/$(ARCH) ./ deb http://ftp.egr.msu.edu/debian ../project/experimental main deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free deb ftp://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/Linux/debian/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free deb-src ftp://sunsite.ualberta.ca/pub/Linux/debian/debian-non-US unstable/non-US main contrib non-free deb http://people.debian.org/~rcardenes sid main deb-src http://people.debian.org/~rcardenes sid main deb http://people.debian.org/~njordan/unstable binary/ deb-src http://people.debian.org/~njordan/unstable source/ deb http://marillat.free.fr/ unstable main deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ unstable non-free ----- I do a dselect update (apt method) but the new XF86 packages don't appear (expected a mostly smooth upgrade with a few obsolete 4.3.0-0ds4 and a few new 4.3.0-0pre1v1 packages). dselect shows the 0ds4 packages as up-to-date (available versions are 4.2.1), a few new 0pre1v1 packages and an obsolete xlibmesa4; apt-get behaves as if it sees the same "available". <starts experimenting> $ grep "Version: 4.3.0" /var/lib/apt/lists/* shows only 4.3.0-0pre1v1 packages, and only coming from egr.msu.edu (tried first with http.us.debian.org) $ grep "Version: 4.3.0" /var/lib/dpkg/available shows mostly 4.3.0-0ds4 packages (a few I have not installed are at 4.3.0-0pre1v1) Hmmm... # rm /var/lib/dpkg/available{,-old} # cp /var/lib/apt/lists/*Packages > /var/lib/dpkg/available # dselect ...no change, exiting dselect has dpkg/available back to not including entries for the 4.3.0-0pre1v1 packages I have installed (it constructed a new dpkg/available from data in dpkg/status?). ...copies all lists/*Packages files except *_unstable_main_* ones to /root/tmp... # cp /root/tmp/*Packages > /var/lib/dpkg/available # dselect ...0ds4 packages are slated for upgrade to 0pre1v1 (and everything in main is marked Obsolete/local :) </starts experimenting> Can dpkg only handle seeing two versions of package, am I missing missing something about using project/experimental, ...? - Bruce -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
