Re: apt-get -t unstable install gnome fails with unmet dependencies

[JG <j2003gi@yahoo.es>]

Hi,

Nicos Gollan <gtdev@spearhead.de> writes:

> On Wednesday 27 August 2003 04:00, Travis Crump wrote:
> > Nicos Gollan wrote:
> > > apt will not automatically install packages from unstable if they aren't
> > > explicitly listed.
> >
> > Umm, sure it will, that is the whole point of the '-t unstable' flag.
> 
> That depends on your pinning. I have testing at 400 and unstable at 300; apt 
> won't follow unstable dependencies here.

No. The "-t unstable" overrides the pinning. man apt-get:

       -t
 
       --target-release
 
       --default-release
              This option controls the default input to the policy engine,  it
              creates  a  default  pin  at  priority  990  using the specified
              release string. 

so, unless you have some source with a pin > 990, it should work. (it
works for me, with stable at pin 989, testing 500 and unstable 105).

Regards,

Jaume

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