On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Celso Providelo <celso.providelo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 4:36 PM, Mackenzie Morgan <macoafi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:30 PM, Bruce Cowan >> <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> I'm having trouble using the PPA "copy packages" facility. I am trying >>> to use it to copy packages from one release to another (Hardy->Intrepid >>> and vice-versa). When I try to do this, I get an error - "same version >>> already has published binaries in the destination archive". The only way >>> I can copy packages is to copy the binaries. >>> >>> Is this a bug, or am I doing something wrong? >> >> Known bug. It was mentioned back when the feature was added, but no >> further discussion that I'm aware of. > > It's definitely not a bug. > > You cannot sanely distribute the same binary version built in > different contexts (series), thus you cannot copy only the source to > be rebuilt in another series. The publisher won't be able to place the > new binaries in the pool/ directory and APT won't be able to do the > right thing when installing it or upgrading the system. That the option to copy from gutsy to hardy and rebuild exists when it is impossible to do should be considered a bug. If it can't be done, why supply a button that pretends to allow it? -- Mackenzie Morgan Linux User #432169 ACM Member #3445683 http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com <-my blog of Ubuntu stuff apt-get moo
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