On Sat, Apr 09, 2005 at 09:27:51AM -0400, Eric Cooper wrote: > On Sat, Apr 09, 2005 at 12:58:53PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 09, 2005 at 02:58:09AM -0700, Blars Blarson wrote: > > > camlrpc fails to build from source since it build-depends on the > > > nonexistant package ocaml-nox-3.08. It should probably have a > > > versioned build-depends on on ocaml-nox instead. > > > > No, it should be a build-depends on ocaml-nox-3.08.3. > > I've seen this in the other packages being updated to 3.08.3, but > could you explain the rationale to a newbie? Why is it better to > have ocaml-nox provide a virtual package ocaml-nox-NNN, and why is it > better to depend on that rather than "ocaml-nox (>= NNN)"?
Well, both should work, but since we handle with the autobuilders, i prefer a strict dependency to not get some strange to isolate build-related error. ocaml-nox (>= 3.08.3-1) should probably do also, and is probably even recomended for build dependencies. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
