Re: Backports packages in red letters.

[David <wizzardx@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 4:40 AM, s. keeling <keeling@nucleus.com> wrote:
> Luca Renaud <renaud.luca@gmail.com>:
>
>
> >
>  >  Several packages (if not all) in backports.org when we search them in
>  >  http://packages.debian.org/ appear with
>  >  the letters in red: backports(in red),is this a specific warning sign? Or
>  >  just to remember that these packages
>  >  do not have security updates treated as the packages in
>  >  stable?Examples:gnash,gnu-fdisk etc.
>
>  I can't find either of those packages in etch with aptitude search, so
>  I can't find this red lettering you speak of.  What have I missed?
>

I think he's talking about the website. eg, the red "backport" words
on this page:

http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=gnash&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all

David