Test package apt repositories, and "Release" files.
Just a reminder... Will folks who place test packages in "apt"
repositories PLEASE put "Release" files in there along with "Packages"
and "Sources", so that we can use the man apt_preferences functionality
to "Pin" those test package repositories?
For instance, the KDE "kdevelop" packages at people.debian.org/~njordan
and the X11 test packages in Branden's home directory on people are
logically separate... if there is no "Release" information there, I
cannot get fine grained enough settings in "/etc/apt/preferences". All
that is available without the "Release" file is:
Package: *
Pin: origin people.debian.org
Pin-Priority: 989
... which is really too global. I'd rather say something more like:
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian/~njordan
Pin-Priority: 989
!!! Will those who know please check the above and see if my
understanding of how apt/preferences is supposed to be used is correct?
I'd hate to give misinformation and have a lot of people believe I know
what I'm talking about. :-)
I think that the "Release" file for ~njordan, corresponding to:
deb http://people.debian.org/~njordan kde3.0/
... should look like:
Archive: unstable
Component: main
Origin: Debian/~njordan
Label: Debian
Architecture: i386
Is that about right?
TIA; Please CC me, as I am not presently subscribed to Debian-devel.
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