On Fri Jan 31 2014 at 10:01:32 AM, Tony Arcieri <[email protected]> wrote:
> Or can you find a solution where both lib A and lib B are happy with one > particular version of lib C? > You often cannot find one version that satisfies everyone. I've explained the reasons why in my previous email. > At what point can you pick one version of lib C as opposed to two or three > or more? > > For that matter, how do you even resolve dependencies in this sort of > world? What algorithm do you use? > You depend on the latest version of a lib or on a specific, explicit version. People who don't care about the old version use the latest, and people who need the old lib version because they haven't updated use that. > I also don't think this comes up in practice as you allege. > This gave me a good, long chuckle (honestly, I mean no offense). Thank you, I needed that. My day is already better. If only I lived in a world where this issue "doesn't come up in practice"... > > -- > Tony Arcieri >
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