Re: provides and dependencies
On Wed, Dec 26, 2001 at 06:52:15PM +0100, Sven wrote:
> Replaces: camlp4, ocaml-base
> Provides: camlp4 (= 3.04-3), ocaml-base (= 3.04-3)
I don't think you can provide particular versions. Unless this has
changed in dpkg recently. (It's one of the most wanted features.)
> > > I solved this with using :
> > >
> > > Depends: A | B
> >
> > Yes, I already experienced this.
> >
> > IIRC, this is documented in policy, i.e. when you want to depend on
> > a virtual package (or a provided package), you must have :
>
> I will read up on this, but i think it is a bug in dpkg behavior.
I heard it was a bug in apt-get; it needs "A | B" as it can't
select something itself to provide B. dpkg itself is fine.
> and will this work when A is not installed, but another package providing B ?
Yes, A | B is "A or B".
Hamish
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