src package conundrum

[Nick Moffitt]

Rick Moen:
> ----- Forwarded message from Richard Couture <rrc at myrddin.imat.com> -----
> How does a user insure that an upgrade will not replace a source
> installed package with the same name, version, etc...?

Possibly overkill:

	echo vrms hold | sudo dpkg --set-selections

This will also prevent newer versions coming down from the archive.
Your best bet is to append a policy-safe suffix to the version number
when you rebuild from source.

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