Re: pkg_add and remote packages

[Alan Barrett <apb%cequrux.com@localhost>]

On Mon, 07 Apr 2008, Johnny C. Lam wrote:
> Gems express dependencies using the following operators:
>
>     (none)    any version is okay
>     =1.1      exactly version 1.1 is required
>     >=1.0     at least version 1.0
>     <2.0      less than version 2.0
>     ~>1.1.5   any version at least 1.1.5 where last number can change

> The last operator [...] is a very nice expression that we should put
> into pkgsrc dependencies.

Can't pkgsrc already express that, via ">=1.1.5<1.2" (which I find
easier to understand)?

--apb (Alan Barrett)