apt-class WAS: fai next level

[Jens Ruehmkorf]

On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Thomas Lange wrote:

>     > To take advantage of the hold state, I'd need to add a "PACKAGE
>     > hold" to the current package_config file format. A held package
>
> Do you know, how to set a package on hold ? Tell me, and I will
> implement it into install_packages.

You already have ;)

>     > I was thinking of writing it in either C++ or Python, any
>     > preferences?
> Why not a shell or Perl script ?  AFAIK, Phython is not in the base of
> Debian. A C++ program will not be architecture independent.

Hm. I don't get what you mean. Which problems do you see in using C?

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Jens