Bug#493154: pbuilder: support update --othermirror, ie add to base.tgz the new mirror

[Sandro Tosi]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 06:20, Junichi Uekawa <dancer at netfort.gr.jp> wrote:
> At Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:59:10 +0100,
> Sandro Tosi wrote:
>> Anyhow, maybe it worths if you update the manpage to mention that
>> "--override-config" is needed for the options that require it
>> (--distribution , --components , --mirror , --othermirror).
>
>
> Have you actually read the manpage ?

Now please stop being rude! *I* have read the manpage and here is what's there:

       --othermirror [deb http://xxx/xxx/ ./ | other deb lines... ]
              The  lines  which  is  added  to the sources.list,
delimited with | Like deb http://local/mirror stable main|deb
              file:/usr/local/mirror ./

              The deb lines here are the ones that will appear at the
top of the sources.list inside the chroot.  Be  sure  to
              follow  the  syntax  rules  of  sources.list(5).  These
lines appear at the beginning of the constructed sources
              file, so this is the place to list your local mirror
sites; apt will then use them in  preference  to  the  ones
              listed in --mirror .

Where in that text is written to use "--override-config"? Nowhere, and
since the user could:

- search the manpage
- find the option they think it's needed
- use it in the command line
- have no effect, so the user is confused

maybe adding that one option, depends on one other in both directions
(a needs be, and not only B is required for A) could help users. You
can't require to read the whole manpage.

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