aptitude: upgrading only necessary stable-to-testing.

Good day.

I have mixed system: stable & testing. On

# aptitude full-upgrade

I often have a situation when a stable status packages needs to be upgraded up to testing status because of dependency (as I do understand that: when a testing status package being upgraded and in order it needs more fresh version (from testing) of a stable status package), but aptitude does not so – but rather offers diver mysterious solutions – anything but upgrading the package on dependency from its stable to testing status.

My question is what and where should I specify in its configuration so that it would include in its decision making – upgrading to testing status as well? – NOT that it will upgrade every stable package to testing, but only those without which – because of dependency – it is impossibly to upgrade others.

Thank You for Your time.

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