cowbuilder and --distribution experimental

[Salvatore Ansani]

Hi guys !!!

nothing to do :( I can't create good experimental environment.

1) If I try to use cowbuilder --distribution experimental, I got a 
dependency error (libuuid1)
2) If I use cowbuilder --distribution sid and, next, I set 
pbuilder-satisfydepends-experimental on pbuilderrc I got errors download 
kdeworkspace-dev (which is in experimental).
3) If I use cowbuilder --create --distribution sid and, next, 
cowbuilder --update --override-config --distribution experimental (with or 
without pbuilder-satisfydepends-experimental) I got error with "You are 
about to do something potentialy harmful."

Any other suggest ? :)

Regards,
Salvatore

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From: "Junichi Uekawa" <dancer at netfort.gr.jp>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 3:05 PM
To: "Junichi Uekawa" <dancer at netfort.gr.jp>; "Vincent Bernat" 
<bernat at luffy.cx>; <debian-mentors at lists.debian.org>; "pbuilder-maint" 
<pbuilder-maint at lists.alioth.debian.org>
Subject: Re: cowbuilder and --distribution experimental

> Hi,
>
>> > > > Heh, I guess we have a different definition of 'properly'.
>> > > >
>> > > > pbuilder experimental usage assumes we can install everything from
>> > > > experimental and get done with it, but I assume there are some
>> > > > packages which don't go along with each other well.
>> > > >
>> > > > But that shouldn't make pbuilder work and cowbuilder not work. I'm
>> > > > confused.
>> > >
>> > > I have the same problem with pbuilder... apt prefers packages from
>> > > experimental over those from sid, while it should be the contrary, 
>> > > and
>> > > the dummy package for build-dependencies would make sure the build
>> > > dependencies are downloaded from experimental when needed (that's 
>> > > what
>> > > versioned dependencies are for, aren't they?).
>> >
>> > Have you tried using 'pbuilder-satisfydepends-experimental' ? (man
>> > pbuilderrc)
>>
>> Is pbuilder-satisfydepends-experimental being used when running pbuilder
>> create and pbuilder update ?
>
> There are two different things on this table we are talking about, to 
> spell it out:
>
> 1. When you want to have a full experimental experience, where you
> want everything from experimental.
>
>     -> use --distributiuon experimental.
>
>     This can be broken since not everything in experimental goes
>     along well together, although it would be nice if it did.
>
> 2. When you want to have a partial experimental experience, where you
> only have the necessary packages from experimental.
>
>     -> use --distribution sid, and use 
> pbuilder-satisfydepends-experimental
>
>
> regards,
> junichi
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