Bug#2060: dpkg and depends on version again

[Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>]

Erick Branderhorst writes ("Re: Bug#2060: dpkg and depends on version again"):
> > How about
> >  <= => for less/greater than or equal to
> Ok
> >  << >> for strictly less/greater thani
> Ok
> >  <  >  for less/greater than or equal to (backwards compatibility,
> >          generates warning from dpkg-deb)
> Ok but an fatal error from dpkg-deb would be better than just a warning.
> >  =     for equal to

You're right, of course.  Pleasing symmetry is often appropriate, but
not here I think.

 <= >=   less/greater or equal
 << >>   strictly less/greater
 <  >    less/greater or equal - produces warning from dpkg --build

Erick Branderhorst writes ("Re: Bug#2060: dpkg and depends on version again"):
> Ok but an fatal error from dpkg-deb would be better than just a warning.

Bill Mitchell writes ("Re: Bug#2060: dpkg and depends on version again"):
> How about no warning on package config/install operations, and a fatal error
> on package-build operations?

No, because that breaks existing source packages.

Ian.