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Bug#510161: apt_preferences vs. sources.list



package apt
retitle 510161 [doc] no priority "1" is mentioned in apt_preferences(5)
severity 510161 minor
tags 510161 +confirmed
thanks

jidanni@jidanni.org wrote:
> File: /usr/share/man/man5/apt_preferences.5.gz
> 
> We read
> 
>        Several instances of the same version of a package may be available when the sources.list(5) file contains
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>        references to more than one source. In this case apt-get downloads the instance listed earliest in the
>        sources.list(5) file. The APT preferences file does not affect the choice of instance, only the choice of
>        version.
> 
> All I know is here's my order,
> deb http://ftp.tw.debian.org/debian experimental main contrib non-free
> deb http://ftp.tw.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
[snip]
This is not order of the same version, but the different versions. Declined.

> Also no priority "1" is mentioned on apt_preferences(5).
Yes, this is true. Retitled the bug.

-- 
Eugene V. Lyubimkin aka JackYF, JID: jackyf.devel(maildog)gmail.com
Ukrainian C++ developer, Debian Maintainer, APT contributor

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