Re: Bug#39989: apt: apt clobbers locally-compiled packages?
On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> Previously Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > This feature is intended to support people who install a glibc2.0 or libc5
> > compile of a package and do not change the version number when
> > recompiling. Their package will automatically be upgraded to the archive
> > version when they are ready.
>
> Euh, hold on. You mean that if you have a packages available with the
> same version-number, but a different MD5 checksum or so apt will happily
> install it?
It doesn't use MD5, but yes that is tbe basic principle. I it is much
better than irretrevably hiding the fact
Jason
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