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>>>>> On Mon, 7 Sep 2015, Marc Schiffbauer wrote: |
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> I'd like to propose a new kind of DEPEND syntax: <> |
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> This would mean "Any version but the one specified" and is usefull |
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> when you have a dependency on another package but a single version |
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> of it is not compatible for example. |
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This doesn't look like a feature that would be needed very often. |
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Since "<>cat/foo-1" is equivalent to "|| ( >cat/foo-1 <cat-foo-1 )" |
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I wonder if it's worth the effort. |
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> [...] |
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> What do you think and would is the proper way to suggest this for a |
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> new EAPI? A new bug? On what? |
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It should be filed as a bug (assigned to "Gentoo Hosted Projects" / |
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"PMS/EAPI"). |
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Your proposal looks like a special case of bug 4315, though. |
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Ulrich |
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