[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: apt: pin: how to debug?



On Sun, Mar 25, 2001 at 01:06:40PM -0700, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 25 Mar 2001, Taral wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Package: package
> > Pin: origin http://host/path/to/debian/
> > Pin-Priority: -1
>  
> > Is this not the correct format for a pin? If it's not, then that man
> > page _really_ needs some clarification. (It needs clarification anyway.)
> 
> You just need to read carefully:
> 
>        The  final  selection  method is by origin. This is simply
>        the site name of the originating package files. The  empty
>            ^^^^^^^^^
>        string is used for file URIs.
> 
> Site Name != URI

As I suspected. This is rather poor. What if I am using two apt sources
from people.debian.org?

-- 
Taral <taral@taral.net>
Please use PGP/GPG to send me mail.
"Never ascribe to malice what can as easily be put down to stupidity."

Attachment: pgpt9pjWzyxve.pgp
Description: PGP signature


Reply to: