Re: apt-get source picks the wrong repository

2005-12-19 Thread Andrew Vaughan
On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:41, Daniel Webb wrote: > On Mon, Dec 19, 2005 at 08:38:57PM +1100, Andrew Vaughan wrote: > > If you have deb-src lines pointing at stable and unstable apt-get > > source will get the latest (ie, unstable) version. Use apt-get source > > = to get other versions. > > > > From

Re: apt-get source picks the wrong repository

2005-12-19 Thread Daniel Webb
On Mon, Dec 19, 2005 at 08:38:57PM +1100, Andrew Vaughan wrote: > If you have deb-src lines pointing at stable and unstable apt-get source > will get the latest (ie, unstable) version. Use apt-get source > = to get other versions. > > From the apt-get manpage > >source source causes a

Re: apt-get source picks the wrong repository

2005-12-19 Thread Andrew Vaughan
Hi On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:43, Daniel Webb wrote: > I've been using Debian for 5 years, so I thought I understood how package > priorities work, but apparently I don't. Why is it pulling the packages > from unstable instead of stable? > > $ apt-get source -b fakeroot If you have deb-src lines poi

Re: apt-get source picks the wrong repository

2005-12-18 Thread Daniel Webb
On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 10:20:19PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > I can't believe that it would be a problem, as I imagine your > /etc/apt/preferences would cause an error, but do you have a "stable" > line in your /etc/apt/sources.list? > > all i can say is that's weird Yes, I regularl

Re: apt-get source picks the wrong repository

2005-12-18 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
I can't believe that it would be a problem, as I imagine your /etc/apt/preferences would cause an error, but do you have a "stable" line in your /etc/apt/sources.list? all i can say is that's weird A Daniel Webb wrote: I've been using Debian for 5 years, so I thought I understood how packa

apt-get source picks the wrong repository

2005-12-17 Thread Daniel Webb
I've been using Debian for 5 years, so I thought I understood how package priorities work, but apparently I don't. Why is it pulling the packages from unstable instead of stable? $ apt-get source -b fakeroot Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Need to get 981kB of sourc