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Stefan Gybas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>Should Java programs or libraries that use a versioned JAR from another
>Java library have a versioned package dependency on this libraray? E.g.
>if I use the current /usr/share/java/xalan-2.5.0.jar in my package how
>should my dependency look?
>
>1. no dependency on libxalan2-java (it's not required by the Java
> policy)
>2. libxalan2-java
>3. libxalan2-java (= 2.5.0-1)
>4. libxalan2-java (>= 2.5.0)
>5. libxalan2-java (>= 2.5.0), libxalan2-java (<< 2.5.1)
>6. libxalan2-java (>= 2.5.0), libxalan2-java (<< 2.5.0.1)
>7. something else
I'd tend to go with #5, until the version number is formally moved
into the package name (to allow multiple versions to be installed
concurrently).
- Alex
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