X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/apt.git/blobdiff_plain/a2d40703e4a5590a689ace4466f92e590434944d..51c4e07f4cba0615ff269b5a8d04dfd3d1313b00:/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml diff --git a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml index 16e6a7aa0..28b795d43 100644 --- a/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml +++ b/doc/apt_preferences.5.xml @@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ expression surrounded by slashes). Package: gnome* /kde/ -Pin: release n=experimental +Pin: release a=experimental Pin-Priority: 500 @@ -339,14 +339,21 @@ only if there is no installed version of the package P < 0 prevents the version from being installed + +P = 0 +has undefined behaviour, do not use it. + -If any specific-form records match an available package version then the -first such record determines the priority of the package version. -Failing that, -if any general-form records match an available package version then the -first such record determines the priority of the package version. + +The first specific-form record matching an available package version determines +the priority of the package version. +Failing that, the priority of the package is defined as the maximum of all +priorities defined by generic-form records matching the version. +Records defined using patterns in the Pin field other than "*" are treated like +specific-form records. + For example, suppose the APT preferences file contains the three records presented earlier: