[indiana-discuss] [pkg-discuss] pkg won't install older versions of packages

[Shawn Walker]

Tom Mueller wrote:
> Shawn Walker wrote:
>> pkg install foo at 1.0
>> -- installs the latest build_release, branch and timestamp for a 1.0 
>> release of foo and fails if it cannot
> If the repository has foo at 1.0, foo at 1.0.1, foo at 1.0.2, foo at 1.1, and 
> foo at 2.0, I think I'd like to have
> 
> pkg install foo at 1.0
> 
> give me foo at 1.0.2. If I really want foo at 1.0 in this case, I'd like to 
> specify more information, possibly including the timestamp.

I'm not certain.

That seems like "fuzzy matching" on a version component, and lacks clear 
intent on the part of the user.

If it did as you suggested above, the user would then never have a way 
to install *1.0* specifically of the package without fully specifying 
the next version component.  It would also seem inconsistent since 
foo at 1.0,5.11-0.101 could then logically install either build 101 or 
build 1010 of a package :)

pkg install foo at 1.0* or foo at 1.0.* would more clearly express the intent 
of the user.

Cheers,
-- 
Shawn Walker