[dev] too strict dependency?

[Mathieu Parent]

Hi,

I'm preparing some automated packaging for Horde4 in Debian and went
to the following dependency in pear package "Cache":
[[
...
 <optional>
...
 <package>
  <name>lzf</name>
  <channel>pecl.php.net</channel>
  <recommended>1.5.2</recommended>
 </package>
]]

The meaning of recommended is very strict in
<http://pear.php.net/manual/fr/guide.developers.package2.dependencies.php>:

[[
<recommended> - recommended version of a dependency. This tag is used
for *strict* version control. The installer will refuse to install a
package without the --force option unless the version exactly matches
recommended. This can be used to provide a level of extra security, as
a package can be set to install using a version that is known to work
without limiting future upgrades.
]]

Is it the intented behavior? (or should it be <min>1.5.2</min> ?)

Mathieu