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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index ce1e5d075a..4677e5cf79 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -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 |