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FS#44694 - Plz add a weak conflicts of conflicts

Attached to Project: Pacman
Opened by Chris Severance (severach) - Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 23:03 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Sunday, 31 January 2016, 09:43 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Backend/Core
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity Very Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 4.2.1
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

pkgname=foobar
weak_conflicts=("linux>3.19" "linux<3.19")

With a normal conflicts:

1) Upgrading to a new version of Linux will offer to remove foobar.

2) Installing an old version of foobar will offer to remove Linux.

I want a weaker version of conflicts where only the first offer happens. Install an old version of foobar and pacman simply says no, just as it does on depends.

Is there some reason why there is no inequality version operator for depends like linux!=3.19 or linux<>3.19?
This task depends upon

Closed by  Allan McRae (Allan)
Sunday, 31 January 2016, 09:43 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Additional comments about closing:  Use -d
Comment by Allan McRae (Allan) - Wednesday, 22 April 2015, 23:10 GMT
Why not just use "-d" when doing 2)?

pacman only understands =, >, <, <=, >=...

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