The world before --git-reference
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testneeded
whateverable
- Dominant language
- Raku
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Description
See this rakudo commit: https://github.com/rakudo/rakudo/commit/75476dae5d28cfe87222852a1f0fff1fc454eb4e
In other words, if you want to build any version before 75476dae you will have to omit --git-reference argument.
I have added this to the build script:
if run ‘grep’, ‘-m1’, ‘-q’, ‘--’, ‘--git-reference’, ‘Configure.pl’ {
@args.push: “--git-reference={GIT-REFERENCE}”
}
Hey, it's not stupid if it works.
But we still need to test it.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the build script and inspect how it invokes Configure.pl, then compare behavior around Rakudo commit 75476dae. Test building a version before that commit without --git-reference and verify that newer versions still receive the argument.
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Assessment
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100