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authorCiaran McCreesh <ciaranm@ciaranm.org>2007-03-24 17:26:29 +0000
committerCiaran McCreesh <ciaranm@ciaranm.org>2007-03-24 17:26:29 +0000
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@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ The following operators are available:
\item[\t{<=}] Less than or equal to the specified version.
\item[\t{=}] Exactly equal to the specified version. Special exception: if the version
specified has an asterisk immediately following it, a string prefix comparison is
- used instead. (An asterisk used with any other operator is illegal.)
+ used instead. When an asterisk is used, the specification must remain valid if the
+ asterisk were removed. (An asterisk used with any other operator is illegal.)
\item[\t{\~}] Equal to the specified version, except the revision part of the matching
package may be greater than the revision part of the specified version (\t{-r0} is
assumed if no revision is explicitly stated).