Bug#285437: apt: Refuses to upgrade to new version

[Anders Boström <anders@netinsight.se>]

>>>>> "MZ" == Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org> writes:

 MZ> On Mon, Dec 13, 2004 at 10:17:46AM +0100, Anders Boström wrote:
 >> sid:~# apt-cache policy autofs
 >> autofs:
 >> Installed: 4.1.3-5
 >> Candidate: 4.1.3-5
 >> Version Table:
 >> 4.1.3-6 0
 >> 50 http://debian-amd64.alioth.debian.org testing/main Packages
 >> 50 http://bach.hpc2n.umu.se unstable/main Packages
 >> 50 http://debian-amd64.alioth.debian.org unstable/main Packages
 >> *** 4.1.3-5 0
 >> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
 >> [...]
 >> Why isn't autofs upgraded???

 MZ> Because you told apt not to upgrade it.

 >> -- /etc/apt/preferences --
 >> 
 >> Package: *
 >> Pin: release a=unstable
 >> Pin-Priority: 50

 MZ> 50 < 100

Yes, that's unstable, but the testing version is also 4.1.3-6. Why has
that version also prio 50? If I perform the same command on i386,
apt-cache policy autofs, is the testing version given a prio of
500. What is different?

/ Anders