Re: Bits from the experimental autobuilder team (or: For Those Who Care About Experimental...)
Frank Küster <email@example.com> wrote:
> Goswin von Brederlow <firstname.lastname@example.org> wrote:
>> I'm thinking more of extending the capabilities of apt itself for 2
>> apt-get install foo (>= 1.2-3)
>> apt-get install foo>=1.2-3
>> Sort the known versions of foo according to pin and version like now
>> but then, instead of picking the top one, pick the first one
>> fullfilling the version requirement. This could be foo=2.0-5.
> That sounds sensible.
>> apt-get install foo
>> and foo Depends: bar (>= 1.2-3)
>> Install bar >= 1.2-3 even if it is not the top candidate. This should
>> be just like
>> apt-get install foo bar (>= 1.2-3)
> Without further precautions, this would make life harder for people who
> currently use pinning. If a package is broken, because it depends on
> stuff only in experimental, it would just install the experimental
> version, but I'd rather have a warning here.
> Regards, Frank
Install the necessary version even if it's not the top choice, but
only if the priority is higher than a given threshold (say 50).
Then normal users get experimental pinned at 1 as it is now, but the
experimental autobuilders get experimental pinned at 51 using
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