PPM: deps versioning fixed

A Puppy-format package database entry has a dependencies field that may have optional versioning, examples:

|+ncurses,+readline&ge2.3.5,+glibc|
|+ncurses,+readline,+linux_kernel&ge2.6.39&lt3.0|

Where the operators may be:
&ge, &gt, &eq, &le, &lt

...this was documented awhile back in my blog.

At the time, I didn't quite implement it fully in the Puppy Package Manager, or rather I did but didn't test it. Forum member npierce has been investigating this, and has posted a solution to the Forum:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=648934#648934

This fix looks good, I have put it into Woof:
http://bkhome.org/fossil/woof2.cgi/info/82b60b8633


Posted on 31 Aug 2012, 15:35


Comments:

Posted on 31 Aug 2012, 18:19 by IvanKuzev
ppm:bug or not
The problem is that "puppy package manager" doesnt update the list of repositories when i change it from ppm configuration configuration. it stays the same untill you start ppm again. is this a bug or was it intended that way(for reasons unknown to me).


Posted on 31 Aug 2012, 18:53 by BarryK
Re ppm config
It states in bold letters in the Configuration window that the PPM must be restarted for changes to take effect.