Bug#511247: Debian mixed testing/unstable, apt.conf, Default-Release, live-helper sequence;
Package: live-helper
Version: 1.0.2-2
We can't build a Debian testing/ unstable mixed system with just the
/etc/apt/apt.conf file with this line:
APT::Default-Release "testing";
Discussion from IRC #debian-live:
[13:27] <lamby> But we cannot use apt.conf (ie. Default-Release) as it
requires the wrong type. And live-helper messes with it incorrectly if I
read the scrollback correctly (which is a bug).
[13:28] <SynrG> lamby: but lh_chroot_apt has no provision for arbitrary
additional apt.conf.d material :P
[13:28] <SynrG> if it did, we'd be ok
[13:28] <SynrG> we could use Default-Release here
[13:28] <SynrG> the line i posted to the list won't work only because we
cannot automatically set this to LH_DISTRIBUTION
[13:28] <SynrG> but if we could provide our own
/etc/apt/conf.d/99default-release
[13:29] <SynrG> er
[13:29] <SynrG> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99default-release
[13:29] <SynrG> then we'd be fine
[13:29] <lamby> Why can't you do that via includes?
[13:29] <SynrG> because the sequence is:
[13:29] <SynrG> lh_chroot_apt
[13:29] <lamby> Hah, of course. :)
[13:29] <SynrG> lh_chroot_local-packages
[13:29] <lamby> Please file this is a bug.
[13:30] <SynrG> lh_chroot_local-includes
[13:30] <SynrG> :P
from man apt.conf:
Default-Release
Default release to install packages from if more than one
version available.
Contains release name or release version. Examples: ´stable´,
´testing´,
´unstable´, ´4.0´, ´5.0*´. Release codenames (´etch´, ´lenny´
etc.) are not allowed
now. See also apt_preferences(5).
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