On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 05:48:42PM +0100, Zbigniew Baniewski wrote: > On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 05:16:04PM +0100, Jos Vos wrote: > > > But it is possible to provide/require virtual packages. > > Example: sendmail and postfix both have a "Provides: smtpdaemon". > > Thanks - perhaps such "workaround" will do. > > > An application requiring some SMTP mailer may have a > > "Requires: smtpdaemon", a condition satisfied when sendmail > > and/or postfix is installed. > > But I understand, that in such case it's not possible to specify a version, > like this: > > Requires: smtpdaemon >= 5.1 > > Or perhaps possible - but not recommended? Adding versions is fine and fully supported: "Provides: smtpdaemon = 2.0" You just have to be consistent about how the usage is in all your packages. regards, Florian La Roche _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
