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diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst index b46caa82e9..2d69bb85ed 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst @@ -1565,6 +1565,14 @@ correct way to specify this would be: depends_on('python@2.6.0:2.6.999') +A spec can contain multiple version ranges separated by commas. +For example, if you need Boost 1.59.0 or newer, but there are known +issues with 1.64.0, 1.65.0, and 1.66.0, you can say: + +.. code-block:: python + + depends_on('boost@1.59.0:1.63,1.65.1,1.67.0:') + ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Dependency types |