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Re: Option to allow packages from backports but without forcing it



On Ma, 14 iul 20, 17:23:13, Pirate Praveen wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 13:57, Pirate Praveen <praveen@onenetbeyond.org>
> wrote:
> > I think rebuilding ruby-json with ruby 2.7 might fix it.
> 
> But now we need to update our build scripts to build with ruby 2.7.
> 
> https://git.fosscommunity.in/praveen/debian-scripts/-/blob/master/sbuild-fto
> was how we used to build earlier. With apt priority 500, it used to pick up
> ruby 2.7, but now with a lower apt priority it picks up ruby 2.5 from
> buster. I need to figure out the best way to force ruby 2.7. I think forcing
> it via gem2deb may be the best option.

According to the manpage the '-t <suite>' switch temporarily changes the 
Default-Release setting, i.e. sets priority 990 for the specified suite.

Maybe 'apt install -t buster-fasttrack gitlab' will do what you want (as 
it does for -backports)?

Kind regards,
Andrei
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