On Fri 26 May 2017 at 10:02:20 (-0500), Sijis Aviles wrote: > On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 9:16 AM, Frank <zuiderd...@gmx.com> wrote: > >> If I understand what you say, only 1 version of app-configs should > >> be available in the debian repo in order for this to work. > > Simply put: in any particular repository the most recent version of the > > dependency should be compatible with the most recent version of the main > > package. > In our case, the latest versions of each would be compatible. > > I guess we are trying to basically pair my-app 1.0.5 with a app-configs > 1.0.5 version and my-app 1.0.6 with a 1.0.6 app-config version, and so on. > (The version will probably differ a bit and won't match exactly but you > probably get the point). > > In my ideal workflow, i would do the following (assume 1.0.6 is hte latest > version) > > $ apt-get install my-app > This installs my-app 1.0.6 and app-configs 1.0.6 > > $apt-get install my-app=1.0.5 > This install my-app 1.0.5 and app-configs 1.0.5 > > I was trying to use the control file in an attempt to pair those packages > together, which doesn't appear its possible.
Why not just copy the x.y.x version into the package name, and then add 1 to allow for updates/corrections. That way, you can even have both versions coexist. app-configs-1.0.5 1.0.5-1 app-configs-1.0.6 1.0.6-1 à la cpp-4.7 4.7.4-3 cpp-4.8 4.8.4-1 cpp-4.9 4.9.2-10 and many other packages. Cheers, David.
