To Require or not to Require?

[Michael Schwendt]

On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:08:50 -0400, SS (Simo) wrote:

> If rpmbuild does not add an implicit requires with libraryX >= <version
> we built against> then it is certainly broken.

One could also argue that an activity like "yum install ..." ought to
search for and apply the latest available updates of needed packages. Such
behaviour has been rejected some years ago, if memory serves correctly. 

[Obviously.  Because if something provides SONAME and is installed
already, it can be assumed that it isn't necessary to look for something
newer that also provides SONAME. A matter of definition. In the buildsys
we build against latest packages, so it would be natural to let package
installers drag in updates always, too -- instead of adding extra deps
everywhere, which aren't future-proof.]