Re: versioned libraries dependencies

[Sven Luther <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>]

On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 05:02:19PM +0100, Jérôme Marant wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
> 
> >I propose to add versioned dependencies between libraries like those
> >between libraries and the ocaml compiler/interpreter.
> >
> ...
> 
> >I volunteer to patch the ocaml packaging policy after some agreement on
> >this.
> > 
> >
> 
> Sorry, I do not understand what needs to be added to the policy.
> Do you want to add an explaination on how to work out the dependency
> problems you described?

Jerome, i think you misunderstood, what he wants is not to do a :

depend: ocamlnet (>= 4.5.6), ocamlnet (<4.5.7)

but to use a virtual package like ocaml does, that is ocamlnet 4.5.6
would :

provide: ocamlnet-4.5.6.

And what would be in the policy would be an explanation, plus some text
making this mandatory to be policy compliant.

Friendly,

Sven Luther