Index: portage.py
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-src/portage/pym/portage.py,v
retrieving revision 1.524.2.76
diff -u -r1.524.2.76 portage.py
--- portage.py	29 May 2005 12:40:08 -0000	1.524.2.76
+++ portage.py	11 Jun 2005 16:44:12 -0000
@@ -3055,6 +3055,8 @@
 	mycpv_cps = catpkgsplit(dep_getcpv(atom))
 	operator = get_operator(atom)
 	if operator:
+		if operator[0] in "<>" and atom[-1] == "*":
+			return 0
 		if mycpv_cps and mycpv_cps[0] != "null":
 			# >=cat/pkg-1.0
 			return 1