2 # pin a release in apt, useful for unstable repositories
6 $explanation = "${::caller_module_name}: ${name}",
14 $release_version = '', # v=
16 $originator = '', # o=
22 $preferences_d = $apt::params::preferences_d
24 if $order != '' and !is_integer($order) {
25 fail('Only integers are allowed in the apt::pin order param')
36 # Read the manpage 'apt_preferences(5)', especially the chapter
37 # 'Thea Effect of APT Preferences' to understand the following logic
38 # and the difference between specific and general form
39 if $packages != '*' { # specific form
41 if ( $pin_release != '' and ( $origin != '' or $version != '' )) or
42 ( $origin != '' and ( $pin_release != '' or $version != '' )) or
43 ( $version != '' and ( $pin_release != '' or $origin != '' )) {
44 fail('parameters release, origin, and version are mutually exclusive')
47 } else { # general form
50 fail('parameter version cannot be used in general form')
53 if ( $pin_release != '' and $origin != '' ) or
54 ( $origin != '' and $pin_release != '' ) {
55 fail('parmeters release and origin are mutually exclusive')
61 '' => "${preferences_d}/${name}.pref",
62 default => "${preferences_d}/${order}-${name}.pref",
64 file { "${name}.pref":
70 content => template('apt/pin.pref.erb'),