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Bug#783343: apt_preferences(5) says "Pin: release n=experimental" but it should be a=experimental



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On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 09:58:40AM +0200, Johannes Schauer wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 1.0.9.7
> Severity: normal
> Tags: patch
> 
> Hi,
> 
> the man page apt_preferences(5) suggests that to pin a package from
> experimental one should write:
> 
> 	Pin: release n=experimental
> 
> But this is incorrect and it should instead say:
> 
> 	Pin: release a=experimental
> 
> Patch attached.
> 
> cheers, josch

It does not make a difference at all, since experimental's codename
is experimental as well.

 100 http://http.debian.net/debian/ experimental/main amd64 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=experimental,n=experimental,l=Debian,c=main
     origin http.debian.net
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