main:~# apt-cache policy | grep -i backport
   1 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/non-free Packages
     release o=Backports.org archive,a=etch-backports,l=Backports.org 
archive,c=non-free
     origin www.backports.org
   1 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/contrib Packages
     release o=Backports.org archive,a=etch-backports,l=Backports.org 
archive,c=contrib
     origin www.backports.org
   1 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages
     release o=Backports.org archive,a=etch-backports,l=Backports.org 
archive,c=main
     origin www.backports.org

It looks like apt have an idea backports.org has priority of 1 when there is no 
entry in preferences file. Why?

Don't get confused, since I have made some modifications to files. Now 
backports.org is identified by release statement,
not origin.

Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Wed,16.Jul.08, 00:03:45, Marko Randjelovic wrote:
>> I use backports repo for Etch and when I put it to priority 500 (explicitely 
>> in /etc/apt/preferences), "apt-get
>> dist-upgrade" says it wants to upgrade wine. If I don't say anything, it 
>> doesn't. Why is this happening, since default
>> priority should also be 500?
>  
> 'apt-cache policy' will show you apt's idea of priorities.
> 
> Regards,
> Andrei


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