Hi On Wed, Jul 05, 2006 at 11:12:58PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Ola Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006.07.05.2243 +0200]: > > Just of couriosity, what do it do? Should it be something by default? > > It causes APT to pin packages to 1, like experimental. Rationale is > that you may not want to install all packages from that archive > automatically, only those you select explicitly. > > Whether it's default or not, I can't tell. If it is, it will break > archives used only internally. If it is not, you run the risk that > someone using someone else's archive will get all their newer > versions. > > I'd say: make it an option that's off by default, principle of least > surprise.
Ok, thanks. According to the explaination above I agree that it should be default off. Regards, // Ola > -- > Please do not send copies of list mail to me; I read the list! > > .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > : :' : proud Debian developer and author: http://debiansystem.info > `. `'` > `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | | http://www.opal.dhs.org UIN/icq: 4912500 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
