On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:39:54 -0700, Mike Fedyk wrote: > Michael Schwendt wrote: > > What do you do if another package was prepared for and tested with the > > newer version of mplayer? > > > > Example: repo A (priority), repo B > > > > "libfoo 1.0" is from repo A > > "libfoo 1.1rc2" is from repo B > > > > "bar" from repo A was built and tested with libfoo 1.0 from repo A > > "baz" from repo B was built with libfoo 1.1rc2 from repo B > > > > You install "bar + libfoo 1.0" from repo A, the higher libfoo 1.1rc2 is > > ignored due to prioritized Apt-pinning. > > > > What happens if you want to install "baz"? > > I pretty much aviod that by using priorities above 1000 which will > install a package from a repository even if it is a downgrade. Exactly that is the problem. Or you haven't understood my example yet.
