Nicholas Solter wrote:
Bart Smaalders wrote:
We have two options; fail the requested install, or adjust the package
version to meet implied constraints.
Which behavior is better?
Bart,
If I ask for a specific version, I would expect the command to fail if
it can't install that version, rather than installing a different
version that I may or may not want. If I don't care about a specific
version, I can easily ask for the package without a version number.
I actually have to agree with Nick.
If a user *fully* specifies a version, and we can't install that
specific version, we should fail.
However, my personal, specific expectations are as follows:
pkg install foo
-- installs the latest available version of foo and fails if it cannot
pkg install [email protected]
-- installs the latest build_release, branch and timestamp for a 1.0
release of foo and fails if it cannot
pkg install [email protected],5.11
-- installs the latest branch and timestamp for a 1.0 release, 5.11
build_release of foo and fails if it cannot
pkg install [email protected],5.11-0.101
-- installs the latest timestamp for a 1.0 release, 5.11 build_release,
and build 0.101 of foo and fails if it cannot
pkg install [email protected],5.11-0.101:20090331T083226Z
-- installs 1.0 release, 5.11 build_release, 0.101 build,
20090331T083226Z timestamp version of foo, and fails if it cannot
Cheers,
--
Shawn Walker
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