Re: Apt wishlist WAS: Re: crypto patch (OT: ports tree)
On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Ethan Benson wrote:
> > I guess ultimately, what would be best, would be to keep track of the
> > sources that you have installed, so that you know when the sources
> > have been updated. Or have apt recompile for you.
>
> well i just don't understand why apt thinks it should `upgrade' my
> package whose version number is == to the one its `upgrading' to.
The most common case of recompiling is to make something from unstable
work on stable, mostly due to library versions. By always upgrading these
people get what they want. Everyone else *should* change the version
number or put the package on hold.
Jason
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