Re: [Ekiga-list] Debian packages

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

Hannes Ebner wrote:
> Rick Pasotto wrote:
> > Can the provides include a version number?
>
> I just read about it at
> <http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-virtual>,
> which says:
>
>   So, a Provides field may not contain version numbers, and the version
>   number of the concrete package which provides a particular virtual
>   package will not be looked at when considering a dependency on or
>   conflict with the virtual package name.
>
> That's also where the root of the problem lies,
> "gnome-desktop-environment" depends on a particular version number (or
> higher), which is not (and cannot be) provided by the virtual package.

Yes, but ekiga-snapshot is not a virtual package.  That's why I was not 
sure 100%.

> So it doesn't work via "provides". Sorry for the noise.

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Eugen