[Zope-dev] setting missing minimum version in setup.py

Michael Howitz mh at gocept.com
Mon Mar 16 12:20:19 EDT 2009


Am 16.03.2009 um 16:56 schrieb Martijn Faassen:
> Hey,
>
> Stephan Richter wrote:
> [snip]
>> There is a compromise I am willing to take. If package zope.bar  
>> depends on a
>> *new feature* or *feature change* in zope.foo 1.3.x, then it should  
>> specify
>> the version. In other words specifying open restrictions on the  
>> major version
>> levels is okay, but never on the bug fix level. (I just hope this  
>> does not
>> bite us later. ;-)
>
> Yes, I was thinking in this direction too. I can see this as more of  
> an
> issue with bug fixes than with feature changes. This means that
> requirements can only say zope.foo >= x.y, and never zope.foo >=  
> x.y.z.
>
> What do people think?


Sounds reasonable: +1

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