outdated dependencies getting installed

[Hernani Marques Madeira <hernani%vecirex.net@localhost>]

Hello

Given you want to install a package A.

This package depends on another one (a library) b.

Using BUILDLINK_DEPENDS you can make sure that A only gets installed if
b is of a certain version.

But, before the check of b's version is done it gets installed -- even if
the version is wrong (e.g. too old).

Having a lot of such dependencies can be unpleasant, as you'll have to install
them again -- in the right version -- for your package A to get installed.

Now, of course, if you have a consistent pkgsrc tree this shouldn't happen,
but assume you haven't.

Is this simply by design or am I missing a point?

-- 
hernani


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