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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
commit1b846da8c372bee78851439fd9e72b2499115e5a (patch)
tree64702b006ce99e7bfd95538152218a63decf3152 /doc
parentfad155d47ea22c7ffd042ffddd03b0a6babd3b65 (diff)
downloadguix-1b846da8c372bee78851439fd9e72b2499115e5a.tar.gz
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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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 44653efc6a..082fe5a103 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 Copyright @copyright{} 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Ludovic Courtès@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2013, 2014, 2016 Andreas Enge@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2013 Nikita Karetnikov@*
-Copyright @copyright{} 2015 Mathieu Lirzin@*
+Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016 Mathieu Lirzin@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2014 Pierre-Antoine Rault@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2015 Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer@*
 Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016 Leo Famulari
@@ -1285,14 +1285,14 @@ The @var{options} can be among the following:
 Install the specified @var{package}s.
 
 Each @var{package} may specify either a simple package name, such as
-@code{guile}, or a package name followed by a hyphen and version number,
-such as @code{guile-1.8.8} or simply @code{guile-1.8} (in the latter
+@code{guile}, or a package name followed by an at-sign and version number,
+such as @code{guile@@1.8.8} or simply @code{guile@@1.8} (in the latter
 case, the newest version prefixed by @code{1.8} is selected.)
 
 If no version number is specified, the
 newest available version will be selected.  In addition, @var{package}
 may contain a colon, followed by the name of one of the outputs of the
-package, as in @code{gcc:doc} or @code{binutils-2.22:lib}
+package, as in @code{gcc:doc} or @code{binutils@@2.22:lib}
 (@pxref{Packages with Multiple Outputs}).  Packages with a corresponding
 name (and optionally version) are searched for among the GNU
 distribution modules (@pxref{Package Modules}).
@@ -4522,10 +4522,10 @@ guix import hackage -t -e "'((\"network-uri\" . false))" HTTP
 @end example
 
 A specific package version may optionally be specified by following the
-package name by a hyphen and a version number as in the following example:
+package name by an at-sign and a version number as in the following example:
 
 @example
-guix import hackage mtl-2.1.3.1
+guix import hackage mtl@@2.1.3.1
 @end example
 
 @item elpa