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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index f210a3fc761..2ae4844f717 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -1099,6 +1099,7 @@ needed is to review and apply the patch. * Synopses and Descriptions:: Helping users find the right package. * Snippets versus Phases:: Whether to use a snippet, or a build phase. * Cyclic Module Dependencies:: Going full circle. +* Bulk updates:: This Little Maneuver's Gonna Cost Us 51 Years * Emacs Packages:: Your Elisp fix. * Python Modules:: A touch of British comedy. * Perl Modules:: Little pearls. @@ -1425,6 +1426,40 @@ Care would need to be taken to ensure the above procedure is only ever used in a package delayed fields or within another procedure also not called at the top level. +@node Bulk updates +@subsection Bulk updates + +@cindex packaging, maintenance +Sometimes you may need to update a monotonic collection of grouped +packages, in particular module e.g. @code{(gnu packages astronomy)} - it +would require refreshing package versions, creating commits following +guidelines and test them. Let's say there are 200+ packages which have +fresh versions, you may deal with that task by applying the following +technique. + +Enter a development shell in your local Guix checkout, assuming you +already run @code{bootstrap} and @code{configer}: + +@example +~$ guix shell --development guix +[env: /gnu/store/lzxbi1ps43msyw7m5wblziy8mj6hw5kw-profile] +> ./pre-inst-env guix refresh --select=module:astronomy --update +> ./pre-inst-env etc/commiter.scm +@end example + +The first command will update all packages in @code{(gnu packages +astronomy)} to the latest versions and write changes back to the file. +The second will invoke @code{etc/commiter.scm} script, a helper script +aiming exactly for larger scale updates; it will identify each package +diff and create corresponding commits with correct style. + +If your machine is powerful enough you may check that the whole +collection has no regression and still can be built successfully: +@example +[env: /gnu/store/lzxbi1ps43msyw7m5wblziy8mj6hw5kw-profile] +> ./pre-inst-env guix build $(./pre-inst-env guix package -A | awk '/astronomy.scm/{print $1"@"$2}') +@end example + @node Emacs Packages @subsection Emacs Packages |