Re: debian/control package dependency list (how to exclude some version)

[Daniel Burrows <dburrows@debian.org>]

On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 03:19:03PM -0700, qing zhao <qingzhao@gmail.com> was heard to say:
> Is there a way that I can exclude some package version in package
> dependency list.  I understand that the current relationships between
> packages are: <<, <=, =, >= and >> for strictly earlier, earlier or
> equal, exactly equal, later or equal and strictly later, respectively.
>  But is there a plan to add sth. like != for NOT equal?

Depends: foo
Conflicts: foo (= ver)

  This is logically equivalent:

Depends: foo (<< ver) | foo (>> ver)

  but not idiomatic and I don't know if the tools will handle it well.

  Daniel