Bug#313041: apt: APT::Default-Release does not honor synonymous release names
Package: apt
Version: 0.5.28.6
Severity: important
If APT::Default-Release is set to a release name such as "sarge" or
"etch," it doesn't complain, but it doesn't work right, either. It seems
to only expect "stable," "testing," or "unstable." When I attempted a
dist-upgrade with the following:
#/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/70debconf
APT::Default-Release "sarge";
it tried to upgrade from sid. Setting the default release to stable
instead of sarge seemed to resolve the problem.
-- Package-specific info:
-- apt-config dump --
APT "";
APT::Architecture "i386";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Default-Release "stable";
Dir "/";
Dir::State "var/lib/apt/";
Dir::State::lists "lists/";
Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
Dir::State::userstatus "status.user";
Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status";
Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/";
Dir::Cache::archives "archives/";
Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";
Dir::Etc "etc/apt/";
Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list";
Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list";
Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d";
Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
Dir::Bin "";
Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
DPkg "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --
-- /etc/apt/sources.list --
#deb copy:///cdrom/ sarge main
######################################################################
# Security
######################################################################
deb http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main contrib non-free
######################################################################
# Stable
######################################################################
deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ sarge main contrib non-free
deb-src http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ sarge main contrib non-free
######################################################################
# Testing
######################################################################
deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free
deb-src http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ etch main contrib non-free
######################################################################
# Unstable
######################################################################
deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
######################################################################
# Other
######################################################################
#deb http://www.kalyxo.org/debian/ experimental main
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-2-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libgcc1 1:3.4.3-13 GCC support library
ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.5-13 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
-- no debconf information
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