[arch-general] pkgbuild depends() can you have both >= <=?

[Magnus Therning]

On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 08:16:28PM -0500, David C. Rankin wrote:
> Guys,
> 
>   Is it possible to have both a 'greater than' and 'less than' dependency on any
> single package listed as a depends in a PKGBUILD?  I want to specify gegl
> >=0.1.8 and <=0.2 for gimp26. Possible?
> 
>   Man page says:
> 
> <quote>
> Entries can also include a version requirement of the form name<>version, where
> <> is one of five comparisons: >= (greater than or equal to), <= (less than or
> equal to), = (equal to), > (greater than), or < (less than).
> </quote>
> 
>   Where the operative phrase is: 'is one of five...'
>                                      ^^^
> 
>   Can you list a depends twice? (i.e.: gegl>=0.1.8 gegl<=0.2)

Yes, and they have to be listed just like you did above, i.e. as two
separate depends.

/M

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