Re: versioned libraries dependencies

[jmarant@nerim.net (Jérôme Marant)]

Sven Luther <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> writes:

 
>> 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.

  Yes I understood correctly. But it is not necessary to make it mandatory
  since it really depends on applications. Those which are source compatible
  won't require it.

  Cheers,

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