On 23/11/05, Jacob S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:19:34 +0800 > Chris Purves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am keeping a stable/testing mixed system using pinning with > > aptitude. > > > > But now I want to always keep testing sources for spamassassin and > > clamav. > > > > Is there a way to get aptitude to install a dependency from > > testing if the version requirement is not met by stable? > > > > I don't want to have to chase down the dependencies > > every time there is a change. > > > > I'd appreciate any suggestions. How are other people maintaining > > their mixed systems? > > This isn't a direct solution to your question, but hopefully it helps. > > If you're only using packages such as clamav from testing, why not use > volatile.debian.net? It has updated versions of fast changing packages > (such as clamav) compiled for Stable so that you don't have to worry > about a ton of dependencies. > Thanks for the tip. I hadn't known about the volatile repository. That solved my problems for clamav, but for some reason it doesn't contain spamassassin. Luckily all spamassassin's dependencies can be met by stable.
-- Take care, eh. Chris
