package apt tags 509541 +confirmed severity 509541 minor retitle 509541 [doc] apt_preferences(5) default priority assignments confusing thanks Junichi Uekawa wrote: > Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote: >> Junichi Uekawa wrote: [snip] >>> I see in apt_preferences(5) the following; but it looks abrupt and >>> it doesn't make sense. Is there something missing ? >> Yes, at least your point what is confusing or what is wrong in part you wrote. >> > > [snip] > /etc/apt/preferences file described later, but not over specifically > pinned packages. For example, > > apt-get install -t testing some-package > > [I expected some blurb about what this example does] May be added, agreed. > [I expected some other blurb about what the next statement (which is > about something on /etc/apt/apt.conf) is about] > > APT::Default-Release "stable"; > > [The above statement does not correlate to the next sentence] > > If the target release has been specified then APT uses the following > algorithm to set the priorities of the versions of a package. Assign: In APT terminology, "default" and "target" release are the same entities. But I agree that this may lead to confusions. Thanks for explanation. -- Eugene V. Lyubimkin aka JackYF, JID: jackyf.devel(maildog)gmail.com Ukrainian C++ Developer, Debian Maintainer, APT contributor
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