Re: etch-backports strangeness

[Nick Leverton <nick@leverton.org>]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 10:57:02AM -0500, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
> > > devscripts:
> > >  Installed: 2.10.35~bpo40+1
> > >  Candidate: 2.10.35lenny2~bpo40+1
> > >  Version table:
> > >     2.10.35lenny2~bpo40+1 0
> > >        500 http://apt-proxy.connexer.com etch-backports/main Packages
> > >  *** 2.10.35~bpo40+1 0
> > >        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
> > >     2.9.26etch2 0
> > >        500 http://apt-proxy.connexer.com etch/main Packages
> > 
> Yes, every source is at priority 500, even though I have the pin set in
> my preferences.  This is quite strange.

This sounds like an apt-key issue.  I don't recall exact details but I
think I have experienced in the past that apt ignores pinning when the
key is not correct.

Nick