manifests/pin.pp

   1 # pin.pp
   2 # pin a release in apt, useful for unstable repositories
   3
   4 define apt::pin(
   5         $packages = '*',
   6         $priority = 0
   7 ) {
   8
   9         file { "${name}.pref":
  10                 ensure => file,
  11                 owner => root,
  12                 group => root,
  13                 mode => 644,
  14                 content => "# ${name}\nPackage: ${packages}\nPin: release a=${name}\nPin-Priority: ${priority}",
  15         }
  16   include apt::params
  17
  18     name => "${apt::params::root}/preferences.d/${name}",
  19 }