Fixes #432. Fixes #672.

src/nimble.nim

@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ proc processDeps(pkginfo: PackageInfo, options: Options): seq[PackageInfo] =
       raise newException(NimbleError,
         "Cannot satisfy the dependency on $1 $2 and $1 $3" %
           [pkgInfo.name, pkgInfo.version, pkgsInPath[pkgInfo.name]])
-    pkgsInPath[pkgInfo.name] = pkgInfo.version
+    pkgsInPath[pkgInfo.name] = pkgInfo.getConcreteVersion(options)
 
   # We add the reverse deps to the JSON file here because we don't want
   # them added if the above errorenous condition occurs

src/nimblepkg/common.nim

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ when not defined(nimscript):
       preHooks*: HashSet[string]
       name*: string
       ## The version specified in the .nimble file.Assuming info is non-minimal,
-      ## it will always be a non-special version such as '0.1.4'
+      ## it will always be a non-special version such as '0.1.4'.
+      ## If in doubt, use `getConcreteVersion` instead.
       version*: string
       specialVersion*: string ## Either `myVersion` or a special version such as #head.
       author*: string

src/nimblepkg/packageparser.nim

@@ -487,6 +487,15 @@ proc toFullInfo*(pkg: PackageInfo, options: Options): PackageInfo =
   else:
     return pkg
 
+proc getConcreteVersion*(pkgInfo: PackageInfo, options: Options): string =
+  ## Returns a non-special version from the specified ``pkgInfo``. If the
+  ## ``pkgInfo`` is minimal it looks it up and retrieves the concrete version.
+  result = pkgInfo.version
+  if pkgInfo.isMinimal:
+    let pkgInfo = pkgInfo.toFullInfo(options)
+    result = pkgInfo.version
+  assert(not newVersion(result).isSpecial)
+
 when isMainModule:
   validatePackageName("foo_bar")
   validatePackageName("f_oo_b_a_r")

tests/issue432/issue432.nimble

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Package
+
+version       = "0.1.0"
+author        = "Dominik Picheta"
+description   = "A new awesome nimble package"
+license       = "MIT"
+srcDir        = "src"
+
+
+
+# Dependencies
+
+requires "nim >= 0.16.0"
+requires "https://github.com/nimble-test/packagea#head",
+         "https://github.com/nimble-test/packagebin2"

tests/issue432/src/issue432.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This is just an example to get you started. A typical library package
+# exports the main API in this file. Note that you cannot rename this file
+# but you can remove it if you wish.
+
+proc add*(x, y: int): int =
+  ## Adds two files together.
+  return x + y

tests/tester.nim

@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ proc hasLineStartingWith(lines: seq[string], prefix: string): bool =
       return true
   return false
 
+test "issue 432":
+  cd "issue432":
+    check execNimble("install", "-y", "--depsOnly").exitCode == QuitSuccess
+    check execNimble("install", "-y", "--depsOnly").exitCode == QuitSuccess
+
 test "issue 708":
   cd "issue708":
     # TODO: We need a way to filter out compiler messages from the messages