1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/requirement.rb b/lib/rubygems/requirement.rb
index 35f7d0809a..f7bda10cf7 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/requirement.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/requirement.rb
@@ -141,6 +141,18 @@ class Gem::Requirement
     requirements.all? { |op, rv| (OPS[op] || OPS["="]).call version, rv }
   end
 
+  alias :=== :satisfied_by?
+  alias :=~ :satisfied_by?
+
+  ##
+  # True if the requirement will not always match the latest version.
+
+  def specific?
+    return true if @requirements.length > 1 # GIGO, > 1, > 2 is silly
+
+    not %w[> >=].include? @requirements.first.first # grab the operator
+  end
+
   def to_s # :nodoc:
     as_list.join ", "
   end