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Re: apt-get'able Release file format



On Sun, Sep 21, 2003 at 10:20:36PM -0600, Adam Conrad wrote:

> Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > 
> > That sounds backwards.  "Component" is the one recognized by apt, and
> > (naturally) the one used by official Release files in the 
> > Debian archive.
> 
> "Components: updates/main updates/contrib updates/non-free" [1]
> 
> ... Adam
> 
> [1] http://klecker.debian.org/debian-security/dists/woody/updates/Release

apt doesn't read that Release file (yet; this is part of the apt-secure
enhancements).  It currently only pays attention to
{main,contrib,non-free}/{binary-*,source}/Release.

Even in apt-secure, I don't think it presently pays attention to that
Components field.

-- 
 - mdz



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