Bug 908659 – sys-apps/fwupd-1.9.3 version bump

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Joakim Tjernlund 2023-06-17 11:46:06 UTC]

In Gentoo fwupd is stuck at 1.8.x branch.
This is a request to add fwupd-1.9.x as well.

[Comment 1 Marek Szuba (RETIRED) 2023-06-17 21:04:17 UTC]

1.8 is the still-maintained stable branch and frankly, I am not convinced I want to add an unstable one to the tree. What do _you_ think, slashbeast?

[Comment 2 Piotr Karbowski (RETIRED) 2023-06-18 06:56:27 UTC]

I am with you, one of the things that I do not feel like it would benefit users or us for that matter, unless there are reported things that are impossible with current upstream-stable release, I'd skip it until it's shipped as stable.

[Comment 3 Joakim Tjernlund 2023-06-18 15:07:22 UTC]

hmm, I never thought of fwupd latest as unstable SW. I suspect 1.9.x will
become "stable" once 1.10.x starts.

[Comment 4 Sam James 2023-06-18 15:08:09 UTC]

I couldn't actually find where it says 1.9.x is "unstable", though. Could you show me?

[Comment 5 Piotr Karbowski (RETIRED) 2023-06-18 15:32:05 UTC]

If you navigate to https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/releases you will see that upstream refers to 1.8.x line as stable in recent releases, and as just 'release' in 1.9.x, the 1.8.x line continues to get fixes as stable even after 1.9.x was pushed out of the window, this for me indicates that upstream thinks of 1.8.x as stable and continues to bug fix it.

[Comment 6 Sam James 2023-06-18 15:38:03 UTC]

Ah, cool. But that doesn't mean it's unstable either. 1.8.x could easily be LTS for purposes of Debian or whatever, rather than unstable.

Maybe ask upstream on their IRC?

[Comment 7 Joakim Tjernlund 2023-06-21 15:31:58 UTC]

https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/discussions/5925

TLDR: 1.9.x isn't unstable

[Comment 8 Piotr Karbowski (RETIRED) 2023-06-21 19:49:05 UTC]

In that case perhaps it would make sense to add this version. I can try to schedule some time for it for tomorrow, unless you have any concerns @Marek?

[Comment 9 Marek Szuba (RETIRED) 2023-06-22 08:48:52 UTC]

Fine by me, go for it.

[Comment 10 Marek Szuba (RETIRED) 2023-07-11 14:19:04 UTC]

Right, here we go. Hope I haven't missed anything!

[Comment 11 Larry the Git Cow 2023-07-11 14:20:26 UTC]

The bug has been closed via the following commit(s):

https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=038f20225932587696589da093bc57443d4fcbd5

commit 038f20225932587696589da093bc57443d4fcbd5
Author:     Marek Szuba <[e-mail]>
AuthorDate: 2023-07-11 14:19:45 +0000
Commit:     Marek Szuba <[e-mail]>
CommitDate: 2023-07-11 14:20:22 +0000

    sys-apps/fwupd: add 1.9.3
    
    Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/908659
    Signed-off-by: Marek Szuba <[e-mail]>

 sys-apps/fwupd/Manifest           |   1 +
 sys-apps/fwupd/fwupd-1.9.3.ebuild | 194 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 195 insertions(+)

[Comment 12 Joakim Tjernlund 2023-07-11 14:32:33 UTC]

(In reply to Marek Szuba from comment #10)
> Right, here we go. Hope I haven't missed anything!

Thanks, I will install it once it hits our mirror :)