Re: 01/01: gnu: glib: Update to 2.53.1.

[Mark H Weaver]

Marius Bakke <address@hidden> writes:

> Kei Kebreau <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> kkebreau pushed a commit to branch gnome-updates
>> in repository guix.
>>
>> commit 90e0b6024b375f919878414163a6ad5857cc4b3e
>> Author: Kei Kebreau <address@hidden>
>> Date:   Sun May 21 18:15:00 2017 -0400
>>
>>     gnu: glib: Update to 2.53.1.
>>     
>>     * gnu/packages/glib.scm (glib): Update to 2.53.1.
>
> Many (most?) of the GNOME-family packages follow an "even/odd"
> development cycle, where the stable branches have even minor versions.
> While I couldn't find it mentioned explicitly on the glib homepage, a
> peek in the git repository suggests that they follow this model:
>
> https://git.gnome.org/browse/glib/refs/
>
> So I think we should instead go for the most recent 2.52.x release.
> Can you check whether that is the case for "gobject-introspection" as
> well?
>
> `guix refresh` suggests the 1.52.x branch:

Yes, we should always use stable branches unless there is a compelling
reason to do otherwise.

      Mark