retitle 97564 could support release codenames in addition to stable/... aliases severity 254716 wishlist merge 97564 254716 thanks
On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 05:22:12PM +0200, Matthias Urlichs wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 0.5.25 > Severity: normal > File: /usr/bin/apt-get > > If i, in the preferences file included below, I replace "unstable" with > "sid" and "testing" with "sarge", apt refuses to obey them. > > That's not optimal for people who basically want to track sarge. Please check the bug list before reporting a new bug. I know it's long, but it scales better for each submitter to check for their bug than for me to have to check for all of them. > Worse, in the set-up below, apt now silently prefers experimental, > which is why I tagged this bug "normal" instead of "minor". It did what you told it to do. By default, experimental is assigned a much lower precedence, but you overrode that. > -- Package-specific info: > > -- /etc/apt/preferences -- > > Package: * > Pin: release o=smurf > Pin-Priority: 951 > > Package: * > Pin: release a=testing > Pin-Priority: 650 > > Package: * > Pin: release a=unstable > Pin-Priority: 601 > > Package: * > Pin: release a=experimental > Pin-Priority: 542 > > Package: * > Pin: release a=stable > Pin-Priority: 503 > > > -- (/etc/apt/sources.list present, but not submitted) -- > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: testing/unstable > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (650, 'testing'), (601, 'unstable'), (542, 'experimental') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Kernel: Linux 2.6.7-rc2-mm2-1.12 > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 > > Versions of packages apt depends on: > ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > an > ii libgcc1 1:3.4.0-2 GCC support library > ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.4-1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 > > -- no debconf information > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- - mdz
