[Vm-dev] Suggestions for handling sqSCCSVersion.h with tarball builds?

[Jakob Reschke]

Hi Phil,

I think usually git-archive + smudge filters in .gitattributes for the
version numbers are the solution.

Is that an option here?

Kind regards,
Jakob

Phil B <pbpublist at gmail.com> schrieb am So., 18. Juli 2021, 03:04:

>
> I am working on packaging up the VM for Debian and related distros.  My
> current approach is to download the stable tarball release from
> https://github.com/OpenSmalltalk/opensmalltalk-vm/releases/latest.  The
> problem I'm having is that unless manual hacks are applied each time it is
> downloaded, the build will fail since platforms/Cross/vm/sqSCCSVersion.h
> has not been updated and the script to update it fails as the tarball is
> just a snapshot of the source files rather than a clone of the repo. (the
> snapshot is actually what is preferred vs a repo clone from a Debian
> packaging standpoint)
>
> Ideally, the generated tarball would include a pre-updated sqSCCSVersion.h
> since this is a point in time snapshot.  Is this something that makes sense
> and could be changed for the generated tarball?  If not, any suggestions on
> how to handle this in an automated way for tarball builds?  If I should be
> sourcing the tarball a different way, I'm open to that as well.
>
> Thanks,
> Phil
>
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