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Add a property in packages to refresh to a specific version

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#31611: closed (Add a property in packages to refresh to a
 specific version)
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:01:01 +0000

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From: Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel <at> crazy-compilers.com>
To: bug-guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Add a property in packages to refresh to a specific version
Date: Sun, 27 May 2018 19:55:09 +0200

`guix refresh` always fetches the newest version of packages. This might
not be desired in all cases. E.g. one might want to keep some still
supported "major" upstream-version and not yet update to the next
"major" version.

Ludo suggested to add a property in packages that would instruct
updaters to restrict the version search space to a given regexp.

Rational: Example: KDE Plasma 5 has 5.12 as long-term-support (LTS)
version, while 5.14 has already being released. Do easy maintenance of
dependent packages, sticking to 5.12.x micht be desired.

Original discussion:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2018-02/msg00055.html

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel <at> crazy-compilers.com>
Cc: 31611-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#31611: Add a property in packages to refresh to a specific
 version
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2023 15:59:48 -0400

Hi Hartmut,

Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel <at> crazy-compilers.com> writes:

> `guix refresh` always fetches the newest version of packages. This might
> not be desired in all cases. E.g. one might want to keep some still
> supported "major" upstream-version and not yet update to the next
> "major" version.
>
> Ludo suggested to add a property in packages that would instruct
> updaters to restrict the version search space to a given regexp.
>
> Rational: Example: KDE Plasma 5 has 5.12 as long-term-support (LTS)
> version, while 5.14 has already being released. Do easy maintenance of
> dependent packages, sticking to 5.12.x micht be desired.
>
> Original discussion:
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2018-02/msg00055.html

It's now possible to refresh to a specific version with the '=' syntax,
as documented in 'info "(guix)Invoking guix refresh"':

E.g.:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
guix refresh qtbase <at> 5=5.15.10 -> qtbase would be upgraded from 5.15.8 to 5.15.10
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Closing!

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Thanks,
Maxim

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