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Re: apt-pinning problem regarding an unstable package



On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 12:00:15AM -0400, Hubert Chan wrote:
> Carlos> Anyone knows why apt ignores the apt-pinning for the
> Carlos> openoffice.org package from unstable? Is it because it's coming
> Carlos> from a machine other than the ones under .debian.org?
> 
> apt gets the release version of an archive from the Release file that it
> fetches from the server.  Obviously the openoffice.org archive either
> doesn't have a Release file, or its Release file doesn't identify it as
> being unstable.  Most non-debian.org archives (at least the ones I've
> seen) don't have Release files.

Erm, yup - there's no Release file *blush*

Anyone know which tool generates these?  I haven't found it yet.

Chris

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