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authorMathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org>2016-02-28 23:11:36 +0100
committerMathieu Lirzin <mthl@gnu.org>2016-03-02 21:41:41 +0100
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utils: Use '@' for separating package names and version numbers.
This provides the ability to use numbers in package names. Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/19219>. * guix/utils.scm (package-name->name+version): New procedure. * gnu/packages.scm (%find-package): Add a FALLBACK? keyword argument. Use the previous method when no package is found. (specification->package+output, specification->package): Adapt documentation to new syntax. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix package, Invoking guix import): Likewise. * guix/ui.scm (package-specification->name+version+output): Likewise. * guix/scripts/import/hackage.scm (show-help): Likewise. * tests/guix-build.sh: Adapt to new syntax. * tests/guix-lint.sh: Likewise. * tests/guix-package.sh: Likewise. * tests/ui.scm ("package-specification->name+version+output"): Likewise. * tests/utils.scm ("package-name->name+version"): Likewise. * NEWS: Mention new syntax.
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@@ -14,18 +14,30 @@ Please send Guix bug reports to bug-guix@gnu.org.
** Package management
+*** New syntax for separating package names and version numbers
+
+Use ‘@’ instead of ‘-’ as a separator, as in ‘gnupg@2.0’. This new separator
+is a reserved character which is not allowed both in package names and version
+numbers.
+
+The old syntax to specify a package’s version—e.g., as “gnupg-2.0”—is obsolete
+and support for it will be removed in the future.
+
*** Emacs interface for licenses
*** Emacs interface for system generations
*** Emacs interface for hydra.gnu.org
*** Changes in Emacs interface variables and faces
+
In the following names, BUFFER-TYPE means "info" or "list";
ENTRY-TYPE means "package", "output" or "generation".
**** Removed
+
- guix-info-fill-column
- guix-info-insert-ENTRY-TYPE-function
**** Renamed
+
- guix-info-ignore-empty-vals -> guix-info-ignore-empty-values
- guix-output-name-width -> guix-generation-output-name-width
- guix-buffer-name-function -> guix-ui-buffer-name-function
@@ -34,6 +46,7 @@ ENTRY-TYPE means "package", "output" or "generation".
- guix-BUFFER-TYPE-file-path (face) -> guix-BUFFER-TYPE-file-name
**** Replaced
+
- guix-list-column-format, guix-list-column-value-methods ->
guix-ENTRY-TYPE-list-format
- guix-info-displayed-params, guix-info-insert-methods,
@@ -44,6 +57,10 @@ ENTRY-TYPE means "package", "output" or "generation".
guix-ENTRY-TYPE-list-describe-warning-count
- guix-package-info-fill-heading -> guix-info-fill
+** Noteworthy bug fixes
+
+*** Numbers in package names are correctly handled (http://bugs.gnu.org/19219)
+
* Changes in 0.9.0 (since 0.8.3)
** Package management