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Re: Can I simulate a weak conflict?



On 26-Jul-2005, Nicolas Boullis wrote:
> I'd like my em8300 package's dependencies to say something like "If you 
> use udev, I'd recommend you use at least 0.060-1."
> [...]
> I would translate it to "I'd recommend you have either no udev
> installed, or at least version 0.060-1.".
> [...]
> "Recommends: udev (>= 0.060-1)".

How does this not express what you want to say? It recommends a
minimum version of the package, and allows for no installation of the
package.

> But none of these 2 solution satisfy me. Can anyone think of a way I
> can express what I want?

Perhaps if you express it more clearly to us first :-)

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