Re: putting current version in depends/conflicts

[Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>]

On Mon, Dec 06, 1999 at 10:52:25PM +0000, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> In a Depends field, the expression "${shlibs:Depends}" inserts the
> library dependencies for the package.
> 
> I need an expression to insert the current version of the package
> described in this control file. Something like:
> 
> Package: libfoo
>   :
>   :
>   :
> Conflicts: libfoo-dev (<< ${<an expression that retrieves the version #>})
> 
> would be nice.
> 
> Anyone know what to put in for the <>? (any other solution accepted ;-)

Source-Version.

   Julian

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