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[PATCH 0/3] Add '--with-version' package transformation

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Message #14 received at 60629 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: 60629 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] DRAFT news: Add entry for '--with-version'.
Date: Sat,  7 Jan 2023 16:06:49 +0100

DRAFT: Update commit.

* etc/news.scm: Add entry.
---
 etc/news.scm | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/etc/news.scm b/etc/news.scm
index 86451495fd..aa205ceffe 100644
--- a/etc/news.scm
+++ b/etc/news.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;; GNU Guix news, for use by 'guix pull'.
 ;;
-;; Copyright © 2019-2022 Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
+;; Copyright © 2019-2023 Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
 ;; Copyright © 2019–2021 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me <at> tobias.gr>
 ;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Miguel Ángel Arruga Vivas <rosen644835 <at> gmail.com>
 ;; Copyright © 2019, 2020 Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen <at> fastmail.net>
@@ -26,6 +26,40 @@
 (channel-news
  (version 0)
 
+ (entry (commit "XXX")
+        (title
+         (en "New @option{--with-version} package transformation option")
+         (fr "Nouvelle option de transformation @option{--with-version}"))
+        (body
+         (en "The new @option{--with-version} package transformation option
+generalizes @option{--with-latest}: it gets the specified upstream release of
+a package and uses it instead of the currently-packaged version.
+
+For example, the command below would spawn GNOME Clocks built against GTK
+4.7.0, skipping its test suite:
+
+@example
+guix shell gnome-clocks --with-version=gtk=4.7.0 \
+  --without-tests=gtk -- gnome-clocks
+@end example
+
+Run @command{info \"(guix) Package Transformation Options\"} for more info.")
+         (fr "La nouvelle option de transformation de paquets
+@option{--with-version} généralise @option{--with-latest} : elle permet de
+spécifier quelle version amont d'un logiciel utiliser à la place de celle
+actuellement fournie.
+
+Par exemple, la commande ci-dessous démarre GNOME Clocks construit avec GTK
+4.7.0, sans lancer sa suite de tests :
+
+@example
+guix shell gnome-clocks --with-version=gtk=4.7.0 \
+  --without-tests=gtk -- gnome-clocks
+@end example
+
+Voir @command{info \"(guix.fr) Options de transformation de paquets\"} pour
+plus de détails.")))
+
  (entry (commit "dfc6957a5af7d179d4618eb19d4f555c519bc6f2")
         (title
          (en "New @code{customize-linux} procedure")
-- 
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