Re: Question about conflicts
On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Santiago Vila wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Jules Bean wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 12 Mar 1999, Santiago Vila wrote:
> >
> > > Question for dpkg gurus:
> > >
> > > It is technically possible to make package A to conflict with releases of
> > > B earlier than "p" and also with all releases of B between "r" and "s"
> > > but not with release "q" of B (where p < q < r < s)?
> >
> > AFAIK, dpkg can't even do 'all releases between r and s' without naming
> > each one individually.
>
> So: may it be done? (by naming them individually or whatever).
It may be done (at the expense of a possible hideously long Conflicts:
line) if you list every single conflicting version, I believe.
Jules
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