# pin a release in apt, useful for unstable repositories
define apt::pin(
- $ensure = present,
- $packages = '*',
- $priority = 0,
- $release = "${name}"
+ $ensure = present,
+ $packages = '*',
+ $priority = 0,
+ $release = '',
+ $origin = '',
+ $originator = '',
) {
include apt::params
$preferences_d = $apt::params::preferences_d
+ if $release != '' {
+ $pin = "release a=${release}"
+ } elsif $origin != '' {
+ $pin = "origin \"${origin}\""
+ } elsif $originator != '' {
+ $pin = "release o=${originator}"
+ } else {
+ $pin = "release a=${name}"
+ }
+
file { "${name}.pref":
ensure => $ensure,
- path => "${preferences_d}/${name}",
+ path => "${preferences_d}/${name}.pref",
owner => root,
group => root,
mode => '0644',
- content => "# ${name}\nPackage: ${packages}\nPin: release a=${release}\nPin-Priority: ${priority}",
+ content => template("apt/pin.pref.erb"),
}
}