From a98847f8c8b9215fea4b8d5b22639ce23c4e0d17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julian Andres Klode Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:56:23 +0200 Subject: debian/NEWS: Mention new pinning algorithm added in 2.0~exp1 --- debian/NEWS | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS index b0524c741..d9abd6d23 100644 --- a/debian/NEWS +++ b/debian/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,15 @@ +apt (2.0~exp1) experimental; urgency=medium + + A new algorithm for pinning has been implemented, it now assigns a + pin priority to a version instead of assigning a pin to a package. + + This might break existing corner cases of pinning, if they use multiple + pins involving the same package name or patterns matching the same + package name, but should overall lead to pinning that actually works + as intended and documented. + + -- Julian Andres Klode Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:45:17 +0200 + apt (0.8.11) unstable; urgency=low * apt-get install pkg/experimental will now not only switch the -- cgit v1.2.3