On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 02:39:02PM -0400, Marty wrote: > Clive Menzies wrote: > >On (10/06/05 13:13), Marty wrote: > > >>This is all very mysterious to me, all these people lacking an apt.conf > >>file. > >>I wonder how apt can function without it? In particular, how do you > >>specify > >>your Debian version?! > >> > >I think it's mainly for situations where you have multiple versions in > >your sources.list and need to specify which is preferred. If you only > >have one version in the list thene it is superfluous. > > I still don't understand where apt gets the Debian version. If it infers > it from the repository name then pointing to the wrong repository would > mean disaster, but I've never seen that. My guess would be the > /etc/debian_version file, but it mildly freaks me out that I never knew > it before now.
/etc/debian_version is in base-files? If upgrading to sarge with 'sarge apt', would it not freak out with woody base-files? ls -al /var/lib/apt/lists/ -- Chris. ====== -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]