On Mon, Jun 15, 1998 at 11:04:04PM +0200, Remco Blaakmeer wrote: > On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pen~a wrote: > > > > > Well, vrwave only needs a java runtime environment to run. The > > dependancies I've marked are related to jdk 1.1 (jdk1.1-runtime) or jdk > > 1.0.2 (jdk-shared OR jdk-static). Alas, I sent a mail to wnpp because I > > don't like this either, I would prefer a "Depends: java (=> 1.0.2)" and > > let the package manager figure out if the dependancy is fulfilled with any > > version of Java runtime you have. > > You can't do that because of a limitation in dpkg. If a package Provides: > java and another package Depends: java (=> 1.0.2), the former package can > never satisfy this dependency. To satisfy this versioned dependency, > you'll have to have a package that is actually called "java" and has > version 1.0.2 or higher. > > > AFAIK there are other runtime environments (kaffee?) that would go > > into "main", but since there is no virtual package as of now, and I really > > haven't tried it with these (maybe you could help?) the Dependancies are > > as shown.
I remember to see some place for this issue in the policy but dpkg has already enough bugs against version dependencies for going to a feature-add [but may be is it the right time?] Virtual package version dependencies are something often ask and even apt is ready for it [According to the doc]. > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fabien Ninoles Running Debian/GNU Linux E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WebPage: http://www.callisto.si.usherb.ca/~94246757 WorkStation [available when connected!]: http://nightbird.tzone.org/ RSA PGP KEY [E3723845]: 1C C1 4F A6 EE E5 4D 99 4F 80 2D 2D 1F 85 C1 70 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
