apt-pin locally built packages

Question

I have patched and recompiled a debian package. By default when I upgrade, apt wants to upgrade it with the SAME version from the repository instead.

Now, I want to convince it (by using apt-pinning, and not hold) to keep the local package if the version is the same, and try to upgrade only if the remote version is newer.

How can I do that?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 16 '13 at 19:55

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Just make a local revision and upgrade the version, something like:

dch -v 1.0-1local1

Then pin that version.

answered Sep 16 '13 at 19:55

InternetSeriousBusiness

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I know that, which is what I wanted to avoid – LtWorf Sep 16 '13 at 21:52
@LtWorf: why? You are modifying the package. A new version just reflects that. – InternetSeriousBusiness Sep 17 '13 at 07:03

apt-pin locally built packages

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