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mrkc95

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Does Arch allows installing multiple version of the same package?

What really happens if package X needs package A-1.0.0 and package Y needs package A-2.0.0 as dependency? I guess it should be installed seperately if those versions are too far to compatible. (like DLL?)

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

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Re: Does Arch allows installing multiple version of the same package?

What really happens is that things are rebuilt against the new version, and if it can't be, it's either dropped or a new package is created with the old library.

Lone_Wolf

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Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: Does Arch allows installing multiple version of the same package?

for an example look at libxml2 and libxml2-legacy

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Linannon

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Re: Does Arch allows installing multiple version of the same package?

Correct, most distros avoid parallel installs by rebuilding against one version or splitting into legacy packages. Did you check if your package manager supports versioned or parallel installs for that specific library?

Lone_Wolf

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Re: Does Arch allows installing multiple version of the same package?

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OP hasn't been around since starting this thread, closing.

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