Package: apt Version: 0.7.25.3 Severity: wishlist I prefer to run stable on most machines, pulling additional packages in from other releases/locations (mainly backports.org) as required.
If I use apt-get install foo/lenny-backports this means to install the version of foo from lenny-backports, but try to resolve dependencies using normal preferences and fail if you can't. If I use apt-get -t lenny-backports install foo this sets backports to be the default release meaning not just foo but all the dependencies will be pulled from backports (if they exist, if not then the next preferred release). What I would like is a way to say "install foo from backports, and use normal preferences for dependencies when possible, but if needed for version/existance reasons pull in other backports". Is this possible currently or if not could it be added? (I suppose this bug applies to aptitude too? I don't know if aptitude has it's own implementation of this or somehow depends on apt. Clone the bug if necessary.) Thanks, -- Matt Taggart tagg...@debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
