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

[Leon Woestenberg]

Hello Koen,

On 10/21/07, Koen Kooi <k.kooi at student.utwente.nl> wrote:
> > 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?"
>
Maybe it's better to keep as-is, for the reason you mentioned. I was
just wondering if it was intentional, or not. Developers can cope.

Regards,
-- 
Leon