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-rw-r--r--apt-pkg/policy.cc32
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/policy.cc b/apt-pkg/policy.cc
index 3cfc32829..9a1d2977e 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/policy.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/policy.cc
@@ -4,22 +4,12 @@
/* ######################################################################
Package Version Policy implementation
-
+
This is just a really simple wrapper around pkgVersionMatch with
some added goodies to manage the list of things..
-
- Priority Table:
-
- 1000 -> inf = Downgradeable priorities
- 1000 = The 'no downgrade' pseduo-status file
- 100 -> 1000 = Standard priorities
- 990 = Config file override package files
- 989 = Start for preference auto-priorities
- 500 = Default package files
- 100 = The status file and ButAutomaticUpgrades sources
- 0 -> 100 = NotAutomatic sources like experimental
- -inf -> 0 = Never selected
-
+
+ See man apt_preferences for what value means what.
+
##################################################################### */
/*}}}*/
// Include Files /*{{{*/
@@ -56,7 +46,7 @@ using namespace std;
file matches the V0 policy engine. */
pkgPolicy::pkgPolicy(pkgCache *Owner) : Pins(0), PFPriority(0), Cache(Owner)
{
- if (Owner == 0 || &(Owner->Head()) == 0)
+ if (Owner == 0)
return;
PFPriority = new signed short[Owner->Head().PackageFileCount];
Pins = new Pin[Owner->Head().PackageCount];
@@ -125,7 +115,7 @@ bool pkgPolicy::InitDefaults()
else
PFPriority[F->ID] = Cur;
- if (PFPriority[F->ID] > 1000)
+ if (PFPriority[F->ID] >= 1000)
StatusOverride = true;
Fixed[F->ID] = true;
@@ -166,9 +156,7 @@ pkgCache::VerIterator pkgPolicy::GetCandidateVer(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pk
effectively excludes everything <= 0 which are the non-automatic
priorities.. The status file is given a prio of 100 which will exclude
not-automatic sources, except in a single shot not-installed mode.
- The second pseduo-status file is at prio 1000, above which will permit
- the user to force-downgrade things.
-
+
The user pin is subject to the same priority rules as default
selections. Thus there are two ways to create a pin - a pin that
tracks the default when the default is taken away, and a permanent
@@ -218,9 +206,9 @@ pkgCache::VerIterator pkgPolicy::GetCandidateVer(pkgCache::PkgIterator const &Pk
Pref = Ver;
PrefSeen = true;
}
- /* Elevate our current selection (or the status file itself)
- to the Pseudo-status priority. */
- Max = 1000;
+ /* Elevate our current selection (or the status file itself) so that only
+ a downgrade can override it from now on */
+ Max = 999;
// Fast path optimize.
if (StatusOverride == false)