rpm dependency resolution with 'Provides'/'Requires' statements in spec file not working as expected
Issue
We build a RPM package with rpmbuild the following is a part of the used SPEC file:
Name: example
Version: 1
Release: 2{?dist}
Provides: example
...
A second package we build should have a dependency on a specific version/revision of the first package. The SPEC file contains also this:
Name: foobar
Version: 1
Release: 2{?dist}
Requires: example = %{version}-%{release}
...
When using the resulting RPM files the package foobar accepts any version of the installed package example instead of requiring this specific version/release combination, why is that?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), several versions
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