Re: installing order != dependencies ?

[Tim Mooney <mooney dogbert cc ndsu NoDak edu>]

In regard to: Re: installing order != dependencies ?, Jeff Johnson said (at...:

> > Remember that "Requires" isn't the same as "PreReq".  Jeff can give
> > a better explanation, but if PackageA must be installed *before* PackageB,
> > rather than at the same time as PackageB, then try using "PreReq"
> > instead of "Requires".
>
> Au contraire. Requires and PreReq are exactly the same *EXCEPT* when
> dependency loops are present. Only Requres:, not PreReq: is ignored in
> a dependency loop.

Thanks for clarifying!  I've apparently been misinterpreting that for
years.

Tim
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