[Angstrom-devel] Unmutable PREFERRED_VERSION_xyz in angstrom-2007.1.conf

[Koen Kooi]

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Leon Woestenberg schreef:
> Hello all,
> 
> while testing newer package I noticed I could override some, and some not:
> 
> conf/distro/angstrom-2007.1.conf uses one of
> 
> PREFERRED_VERSION ?=
> PREFERRED_VERSION =
> 
> for package versions.
> 
> I would like to be able to override these easily from my local.conf,
> and so ?= is preferred for me.
> 
> Is it possible to change this upstream, or is there a reason to make
> some package versions fully unmutable through local.conf?

Some of the '=' ones were meant to make angstrom 'unbreakable', but
several developer insist on giving enough rope to hang themselves, so we
can change them to '?=' and start preparing responses like "If you put
nonsense in your local.conf you void your warranty" or "Why are you
surprised it breaks with that local.conf?"
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