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* guix/upstream.scm (package-update-path): Rename to...
(package-latest-release): ... this.  Remove 'version>?' check.
(package-latest-release*): New procedure.
(package-update): Use it.
* guix/scripts/refresh.scm (lookup-updater): Rename to...
(lookup-updater-by-name): ... this.
(warn-no-updater): New procedure.
(update-package): Add #:warn? parameter and honor it.
(check-for-package-update): New procedure.
(guix-refresh)[warn?]: New variable.
Replace inline code when UPDATE? is false with a call to
'check-for-package-update'.
Pass WARN? to 'check-for-package-update' and 'update-package'.
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix refresh): Document it.  Fix a couple of
typos.
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@ -5250,10 +5250,19 @@ gnu/packages/gettext.scm:29:13: gettext would be upgraded from 0.18.1.1 to 0.18.
gnu/packages/glib.scm:77:12: glib would be upgraded from 2.34.3 to 2.37.0
@end example
It does so by browsing the FTP directory of each package and determining
the highest version number of the source tarballs therein. The command
Alternately, one can specify packages to consider, in which case a
warning is emitted for packages that lack an updater:
@example
$ guix refresh coreutils guile guile-ssh
gnu/packages/ssh.scm:205:2: warning: no updater for guile-ssh
gnu/packages/guile.scm:136:12: guile would be upgraded from 2.0.12 to 2.0.13
@end example
@command{guix refresh} browses the upstream repository of each package and determines
the highest version number of the releases therein. The command
knows how to update specific types of packages: GNU packages, ELPA
packages, etc.---see the documentation for @option{--type} below. The
packages, etc.---see the documentation for @option{--type} below. There
are many packages, though, for which it lacks a method to determine
whether a new upstream release is available. However, the mechanism is
extensible, so feel free to get in touch with us to add a new method!
@ -5293,7 +5302,7 @@ usually run from a checkout of the Guix source tree (@pxref{Running
Guix Before It Is Installed}):
@example
$ ./pre-inst-env guix refresh -s non-core
$ ./pre-inst-env guix refresh -s non-core -u
@end example
@xref{Defining Packages}, for more information on package definitions.
@ -5359,7 +5368,7 @@ In addition, @command{guix refresh} can be passed one or more package
names, as in this example:
@example
$ ./pre-inst-env guix refresh -u emacs idutils gcc-4.8.4
$ ./pre-inst-env guix refresh -u emacs idutils gcc@@4.8
@end example
@noindent