On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 09:51:54AM +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > [You wrote to me directly instead of the list. I'm putting it back, > untrimmed, because others could help] > That was unintentional. Thanks for forwarding it to the list.
> On Wed,08.Jul.09, 20:20:14, Rob Owens wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 01:24:35PM +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > > On Tue,07.Jul.09, 21:38:57, Rob Owens wrote: > > > > > > > > Since "fakerepo" is not a valid release, "somepackage" is never > > > > installable. I'm still not sure why my original scheme didn't work. > > > > > > Sounds kind of hackish. When you have troubles with pinning the output > > > of 'apt-cache policy <package>' helps a lot. > > > > > I agree, it does seem kind of hackish. > > > > > > /etc/apt/preferences: > > > > Package: libmono0 > > Pin: version * > > Pin-Priority: -1 > > > > > > apt-cache policy libmono0 > > > > libmono0: > > Installed: (none) > > Candidate: 1.9.1+dfsg-6 > > Package pin: 2.0.1-6 > > Version table: > > 2.0.1-6 -1 > > 500 http://ftp.us.debian.org squeeze/main Packages > > 1.9.1+dfsg-6 -1 > > 990 http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/main Packages > > > > As you can see here, your pin doesn't work... > > > apt-get install -s libmono0 > > > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building dependency tree > > Reading state information... Done > > The following NEW packages will be installed: > > libmono0 > > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > > Inst libmono0 (1.9.1+dfsg-6 Debian:5.0.2/stable) > > Conf libmono0 (1.9.1+dfsg-6 Debian:5.0.2/stable) > > > > (and the same thing happens if I "apt-get install -s f-spot", only a lot > > more packages get installed -- including libmono0) > > > > -Rob > > ... and apt-get confirms it. Looking through 'man apt_preferences' it > seems to me it's the 'Pin: Version *' entry. Try something like this: > > Package: libmono0 > Pin: origin "" > Pin-Priority: -1 > That doesn't work either. libmono0 is still installable. apt-cache policy libmono0 libmono0: Installed: (none) Candidate: 1.9.1+dfsg-6 Package pin: (not found) Version table: 2.0.1-6 -1 500 http://ftp.us.debian.org squeeze/main Packages 1.9.1+dfsg-6 -1 990 http://ftp.us.debian.org lenny/main Packages -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
