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authorMarius Bakke <marius@gnu.org>2021-09-04 19:07:52 +0200
committerMarius Bakke <marius@gnu.org>2021-09-08 18:03:50 +0200
commit16ef7b4938b14e68f8ca7504c9614f84530572ed (patch)
tree8e301c083c414d41875c4ab171bd90c7ee328b20 /doc
parent1dc3825e9940de44c1f170add7bd26d61830ce34 (diff)
transformations: Git tags and 'git describe' style IDs are used as version.
* guix/transformations.scm (commit->version-string): New procedure. Use git tags and 'git describe' style identifiers directly. (transform-package-source-commit): Adjust accordingly. * tests/transformations.scm ("options->transformation, with-commit, version transformation"): New test. * doc/guix.texi (Package Transformation Options): Mention the 'git describe' style.
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index f88967b593..220499503d 100644
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@@ -10652,7 +10652,8 @@ guix build --with-branch=guile-sqlite3=master cuirass
@item --with-commit=@var{package}=@var{commit}
This is similar to @option{--with-branch}, except that it builds from
@var{commit} rather than the tip of a branch. @var{commit} must be a valid
-Git commit SHA1 identifier or a tag.
+Git commit SHA1 identifier, a tag, or a @command{git describe} style
+identifier such as @code{1.0-3-gabc123}.
@item --with-patch=@var{package}=@var{file}
Add @var{file} to the list of patches applied to @var{package}, where