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Re: apt: pin: how to debug?



taral@taral.net (Taral)  wrote on 27.03.01 in <[🔎] 20010327233350.B17590@taral.net>:

> On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 09:22:49AM +1000, Brian May wrote:
> > [1] I am not really happy with this response because apt-get still
> > tries to download the release files, and squid can't cache a file that
> > doesn't exist. So each time I do a new apt-get upgrade, I have to wait
> > for squid to re-determine that the relevant files still do not exist.
> > Ok for low latency Internet connections, but mine doesn't fall into
> > that category.
>
> apt makes all sorts of assumptions. Ever try running it (+dpkg) on a
> 486SL/33 with 8MB of RAM?

Something like that, yes. Regularly.

> It's painful.

But most of the painful parts seem to be dpkg.


MfG Kai



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