Package: apt Version: 0.6.43.3 Followup-For: Bug #317186 I am seeing this too:
If I specify the wildcard '*' as the package: Package: * Pin: origin www.fbriere.net Pin-Priority: -1 then I get the desired result: $ apt-cache policy vmware vmware: Installed: 5.5.1-19175-1 Candidate: 5.5.1-19175-1 Version table: 1:0fbriere.1 0 -1 http://www.fbriere.net Packages *** 5.5.1-19175-1 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status However, if I specify 'vmware' as the package name: Package: vmware Pin: origin www.fbriere.net Pin-Priority: -1 then the pin no longer sticks: $ apt-cache policy vmware vmware: Installed: 5.5.1-19175-1 Candidate: 1:0fbriere.1 Package pin: 1:0fbriere.1 Version table: 1:0fbriere.1 -1 500 http://www.fbriere.net Packages *** 5.5.1-19175-1 -1 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status I notice also that the number after the version number of the output of apt-cache policy changes to '-1'... the man page for apt-cache does not explain what it means. This is the first time I have seen it displaying anything other than '0'. Anyone know what this means? -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Periodic ""; APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "1"; APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "1"; APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; APT::Archives ""; APT::Archives::MaxAge "7"; APT::Archives::MinAge "2"; APT::Archives::MaxSize "1"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::userstatus "status.user"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10"; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Tools ""; DPkg::Tools::Options ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges ""; DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi"; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/sbin/localepurge ] && [ $(ps w -p $PPID | grep -c remove) != 1 ]; then /usr/sbin/localepurge; else exit 0; fi"; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -d /var/lib/update-notifier ]; then touch /var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-stamp; fi"; -- /etc/apt/preferences -- Package: * Pin: release o=Debian,a=stable Pin-Priority: 540 Package: * Pin: release o=Debian,a=testing Pin-Priority: 530 Package: * Pin: release o=Debian,a=unstable Pin-Priority: 520 Package: * Pin: release o=Debian,a=experimental Pin-Priority: 510 Package: * Pin: origin wine.sourceforge.net Pin-Priority: 600 Package: * Pin: release o=Christian Marillat,a=testing Pin-Priority: 600 Package: * Pin: release o=robots.org.uk Pin-Priority: 600 Package: vmware Pin: origin www.fbriere.net Pin-Priority: 50 -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- # sarge deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sarge main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ sarge main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main contrib non-free # etch deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free # unstable deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free #experimental deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free #mplayer deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sarge main deb-src ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sarge main deb http://tonelli.sns.it/pub/mplayer/etch ./ #deb http://tonelli.sns.it/pub/mplayer/sarge ./ # vmware, emulation stuff deb http://www.fbriere.net/debian/dists/sarge/ / #deb-src http://www.fbriere.net/debian/dists/sarge/ / # mentors deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian/ unstable main # my stuff #deb http://robots.org.uk/debian sarge main deb file:/home/sam/Documents/robots.org.uk/site/public_html/debian sarge main # slime #deb http://commonwerx.org/software/contrib/slime/deb ./ # lisp stuff #deb http://people.debian.org/~pvaneynd/cl-sarge-packages ./ # wine deb http://wine.sourceforge.net/apt binary/ # xorg #deb http://people.debian.org/~nobse/xorg-x11/ sarge main # django deb http://www.sommitrealweird.co.uk/debian/ unstable django deb http://www.sommitrealweird.co.uk/debian/ stable django # fuseftp #deb http://debian.jox.be ./ # thunderbird deb http://people.debian.org/~asac/experimental/ ./ # vim: set nowrap -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (530, 'testing'), (520, 'unstable'), (510, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-1-k7 Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages apt depends on: ii libc6 2.3.5-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libgcc1 1:4.0.2-9 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.0.2-9 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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