On Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 12:42:58AM -0700, Joshua Kwan wrote: > On Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 10:08:36AM +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote: > > Version Table: > > 0.8.0.6 0 > > 500 cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux SID _Sid_... > [snip] > > I guess I'm hoping for a warning that a package is 'out of fashion' > > when I try to apt-get install it. > > We're not responsible for your unreleased, unofficial, unsupported CDs > possibly containing lousy packages from unstable that will not exist on > the official Sarge release media. > > -Josh Furthering my point 1) this package no longer exists in unstable $ sudo apt-get install deity Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done E: Couldn't find package deity 2) your 'warning' would involve either Packages lists containing special entries for packages that have been removed from the archive, or screaming when all apt repositories don't have the same package lists, which is quite dumb (custom apt repositories and all) - a rather cumbersome approach that really only satisfies the edge case of your using static media of a dynamic distribution for some of your packages. -Josh -- Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef. -- Tom Robbins
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