Bug#617445: source order documentation vs. apt-cache policy

2011-03-24 Thread jidanni
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 11:20:59AM +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > What exactly is your complaint here? All I am hoping for is that much of you wrote in your reply will get documented, right there on the man page for apt-cache policy, etc. Today I don't have Debian here at the public library

Bug#617445: source order documentation vs. apt-cache policy

2011-03-23 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
jida...@jidanni.org writes: > Package: apt > Version: 0.8.11.5 > Severity: wishlist > > SOURCES.LIST(5): > >It is important to list sources in order of preference, with the most >preferred source listed first. Typically this will result in sorting by >speed from fastest to

Bug#617445: source order documentation vs. apt-cache policy

2011-03-08 Thread jidanni
Package: apt Version: 0.8.11.5 Severity: wishlist SOURCES.LIST(5): It is important to list sources in order of preference, with the most preferred source listed first. Typically this will result in sorting by speed from fastest to slowest (CD-ROM followed by hosts on a local