[dev] too strict dependency?
Jan Schneider
jan at horde.org
Thu Apr 7 09:46:48 UTC 2011
Zitat von Mathieu Parent <math.parent at gmail.com>:
> 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> ?)
No, it should really be <min>. Actually, I'm not sure we really need a
minimum version at all. Michael?
Jan.
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