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Re: [PATCH cygport] Add a command to make a test release
- From: Andrew Schulman <schulman dot andrew at epa dot gov>
- To: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 16:01:49 -0400
- Subject: Re: [PATCH cygport] Add a command to make a test release
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- References: <0756319a-94e5-d3d3-507a-2aee9418aca6@dronecode.org.uk>
>
> This patch (originally by Achim Gratz) adds a mechanism for generating
> packages marked as 'test' as described in [1].
>
> I'm not committed to any of the details, but I would like to get
> something with this functionality in, so tell me how you'd like it
> implemented and I'll do it...
>
> [1] https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2016-12/msg00005.html
Cygport needs a way to specify which versions are prev, curr, and test in
cygport files. David Rothenberger and I each proposed a method [1,2]. It
doesn't matter much to me which method is picked, but it's definitely a
missing feature.
[1]https://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin-apps/2013-06/msg00032.html
[2]https://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin-apps/2015-06/msg00038.html