Add the ability to specify a git repository branch for gxpkg install #703

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2023-04-05T15:10:13Z

dboreham commented

2023-04-05 15:10:13 +00:00

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This has probably already been considered, or is a known bad idea but in case not:

It would be useful to be be able to specify a non-default branch in the package repository for gxpkg install, e.g. with gxpkg install github.com/org/package/branch

The code here would need to execute git switch (or the older git checkout for compatibility with historical git releases):
https://github.com/vyzo/gerbil/blob/master/src/tools/gxpkg.ss#L226

I found that this would be useful when integrating a set of packages into a container build. One of the packages needed fixes applied to work in my scenario. I found it necessary to force the fixes onto the default/master branch in the package repository in order for gxpkg to pick them up. Better to have kept the fixes on a branch and pointed gxpkg at that branch.

This has probably already been considered, or is a known bad idea but in case not: It would be useful to be be able to specify a non-default branch in the package repository for `gxpkg install`, e.g. with `gxpkg install github.com/org/package/branch` The code here would need to execute `git switch` (or the older `git checkout` for compatibility with historical git releases): https://github.com/vyzo/gerbil/blob/master/src/tools/gxpkg.ss#L226 I found that this would be useful when integrating a set of packages into a container build. One of the packages needed fixes applied to work in my scenario. I found it necessary to force the fixes onto the default/master branch in the package repository in order for `gxpkg` to pick them up. Better to have kept the fixes on a branch and pointed `gxpkg` at that branch.

vyzo commented

2023-04-05 15:18:33 +00:00

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This sounds like a very desirable feature. Care for a patch?

dboreham commented

2023-04-05 15:28:13 +00:00

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Is the gxpkg install github.com/org/package/branch syntax acceptable (where gxpkg install github.com/org/package means "use the default branch")?

Is the `gxpkg install github.com/org/package/branch` syntax acceptable (where `gxpkg install github.com/org/package` means "use the default branch")?

vyzo commented

2023-04-05 15:39:39 +00:00

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