Debian package question

[datadog]

I accidentally posted this question in the wrong thread, so I'll re-post here where it belongs.

Im kinda new to Debian (and apt-get), so please forgive my n00bishness.

Im confused by Tanner's last post in the News (http://showeq.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5430) thread about the lastest Debian pacakges.

I think maybe I have some terminolgy confused.

I'm running Debian Stable (Sarge), and have been using these two sources for the ShowEQ packages.

deb ftp://ftp.real-time.com/linux/real-time-debpool sarge custom deb-src
ftp://ftp.real-time.com/linux/real-time-debpool sarge custom

The post references 'sarge' but also says 'unstable'. It seems I can update my sarge ShowEQ install by using the Sid (Unstable) sources, but when I use the "Sarge" sources it doesnt find any updates.

Is using the Sid packages on a Sarge build ok? Is this 'expected' behavior?

I'm pretty sure last patch I got my updates using the Sarge sources (they are still in my sources list).

Could someone enlighten me?

[tanner]

You cannot use sid's binary packages for sarge.

You -can- use sid's source package and recompile for sarge (that is what I do).

I release sid packages, wait a couple days, then release etch/sarge packages.

Remember sid=unstable, etch=testing, sarge=stable

$ apt-cache policy showeq

Is a good tool

Try doing, as root,

# apt-get install showeq=5.2.2-1.sarge.1

<EDIT>
Looks like I put the sarge package into the sid respository! I'm correcting the problem now.

[datadog]

Ah cool. It's working as expected now.

And Thanks very much Tanner for putting the Debian distro together, and to the rest of the Devs and Contributors who put so much effort into this great tool!