Re: Package dependencies?

[cjw44@flatline.org.uk (Colin Watson)]

Murat Demirten <demirten@bilmuh.ege.edu.tr> wrote:
>I want to make the .deb package for a program. But my programs
>dependencies are like this:
>Depends: A | B, C | D
>
>But our programs can run if A and C or B and D selected. The problem is
>user can select A and D or B and C which leads to prevent running of my
>program. Can I solve this problem?

Put the dependency into conjunctive normal form, like this:

(A, C) | (B, D)
  == A | (B, D), C | (B, D)
  == A | B, A | D, C | B, C | D

It doesn't look immediately obvious, but this is the dependency you want
(unless you want *only* A and C or *only* B and D).

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Colin Watson                                     [cjw44@flatline.org.uk]