| Message ID | 2b905274a868aa9f0d015b8b688e1526172a63da.1671527962.git.h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com |
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| Series | Refresh to specific version | expand |
Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com> skribis: > --- > doc/guix.texi | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) Please add a commit log. > +If for some reason you don't want to update to the latest version, > +you can update to a specific version > +by appending an equal-sign and the desired version number > +to the package specification. > +However, not all updaters support this. s/equal-sign/equal sign/ (You might want to “fill” the paragraph too, to avoid those spurious line breaks.) Maybe replace the last sentence with something more practical like: Note that not all updaters support this; an error is reported when an updater cannot refresh to the specified version. Ludo’.
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index c031c8d880..8bca0e1098 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -13932,6 +13932,25 @@ gnu/packages/multiprecision.scm:40:12: 6.1.2 is already the latest version of gm @end table +If for some reason you don't want to update to the latest version, +you can update to a specific version +by appending an equal-sign and the desired version number +to the package specification. +However, not all updaters support this. + +@example +$ guix refresh trytond-party +gnu/packages/guile.scm:392:2: guile would be upgraded from 3.0.3 to 3.0.5 +$ guix refresh -u guile=3.0.4 +@dots{} +gnu/packages/guile.scm:392:2: guile: updating from version 3.0.3 to version 3.0.4... +@dots{} +$ guix refresh -u guile@@2.0=2.0.12 +@dots{} +gnu/packages/guile.scm:147:2: guile: updating from version 2.0.10 to version 2.0.12... +@dots{} +@end example + Sometimes the upstream name differs from the package name used in Guix, and @command{guix refresh} needs a little help. Most updaters honor the @code{upstream-name} property in package definitions, which can be used