Bug#312351: woody -> sarge: package on hold upgraded anyway

[Bill Allombert <allomber@math.u-bordeaux.fr>]

On Tue, Jun 07, 2005 at 10:05:15AM -0700, Paul Telford wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, Bill Allombert wrote:
> 
> > > The release notes state:
> > >   If you changed and recompiled a package locally, and didn't rename it or
> > >   put an epoch in the version, you must put it on hold to prevent it from
> > >   being upgraded.
> ...
> > I think this is bug #146207.
> 
> Yikes.. been hanging around since 2002.  I think the release notes should
> be updated.  Is there a workaround?  Does using "aptitude hold" put the
> package *really* on hold?

No, only in the aptitude view of the world apparently.

We will see what we can do when the next version of the release note
will be prepared.

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

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