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

[Shawn Walker]

Danek Duvall wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 04:00:14PM -0500, Shawn Walker wrote:
> 
>> If I may ask, what do you feel is the issue with pkg:/ ?
> 
> It doesn't strike me as having anything to do with the version, and so
> using it to anchor the version doesn't make much sense.  Also, more
> concretely, what if I want to add a package from a specific authority,
> but want the version to float in a limited range?

My problem with using a flag was that it then makes exact matching 
dependent upon the command instead of the syntax.  I also assumed that 
when you specified an authority, you didn't want to float in a limited 
range.

Does anyone have better suggestions for a syntax alternative?

It seems far easier to me to assume exact match, and then only float 
versions if told to...

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Shawn Walker