Hi Hartmut, Hartmut Goebel <[email protected]> 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@5=5.15.10 -> qtbase would be upgraded from 5.15.8 to 5.15.10 --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Closing! -- Thanks, Maxim
