[MacPorts] #53940: github PG: livecheck only latest release

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Thu Dec 21 03:24:57 UTC 2017


#53940: github PG: livecheck only latest release
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  Reporter:  l2dy         |      Owner:
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Comment (by l2dy):

 Replying to [comment:6 l2dy]:
 > Replying to [comment:4 raimue]:
 > > Seems quite safe to always use your suggestion. If no releases exist
 for this GitHub project, this URL redirects to the list of tags.
 >
 > Safe in most cases, but some repositories used GitHub releases for older
 versions but switched to Git tags only. In this case checking "latest"
 release won't work.

 e.g. https://github.com/weechat/weechat/releases

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/53940#comment:7>
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