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Bug#514300: marked as done (apt_preferences(5) typo)

Your message dated Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:15:38 +0100
with message-id <c64043e61003261515v6a936868uaee97860dfcbd490@mail.gmail.com>
and subject line Re: Bug#514300: apt_preferences(5) typo
has caused the Debian Bug report #514300,
regarding apt_preferences(5) typo
to be marked as done.

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Package: apt
Version: 0.7.20.1
Severity: minor

The line "Pin: release unstable" should be "Pin: release a=unstable".

-- Package-specific info:

-- no debconf information

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Hi Ansgar Burchardt,

2010/3/22 Ansgar Burchardt <ansgar@43-1.org>:
> I prepared a patch to fix this bug.  Please consider applying it.

Thanks for your patch -- but i will not apply it:
Pin: release unstable
is a valid setting - it means something like
a=unstable OR n=unstable
(comparable to the --target-release option which matches
also against both).
Even before the Codename feature addition this worked -
but only for release names of course - and is at least a bit
logic as the trigger word is "release" and most people will
pin packages from a specific release, e.g. unstable or lenny…

It is nowhere described in the manpage through, but i am
unsure if it is really worthed to add this little feature as we have
already some reports that the manpages are too verbose and
we should start to write/extend our APT Guide instead…
(*hint hint* - volunteers/helpers welcomed - *hint hint*)


Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

David Kalnischkies

P.S.: I have applied your a=sid vs. n=sid typo fix from deity@
to my branch - and i will look at the other issues you spotted.
Thanks so far :)

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