Re: Upstream-only version dependency in debian/control
Julian Andres Klode <jak@jak-linux.org> writes:
> How about:
> Depends: foo (>= 1.2.3), foo (<< 1.2.4~)
> or
> Depends: foo (>= 1.2.3), foo (<< 1.2.3.0~)
>
> Julian
% dpkg --compare-versions 1.2.3.0 ">>" 1.2.3a && echo yes
yes
Upstream might go crazy and add a text string to the verion. Or not so
crazy if you compare it to 1.2-3etch1.
A version ending in a digit can be extended by 'a~' while a version
ending in a letter should use '1~'.
MfG
Goswin
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