[MacPorts] #70457: qgis3-ltr: livecheck doesn't work (was: livecheck URLs or version checking)

Fri Jul 26 22:36:57 UTC 2024

#70457: qgis3-ltr: livecheck doesn't work
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  Reporter:  multiquadric  |      Owner:  Veence
      Type:  defect        |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports         |    Version:
Resolution:                |   Keywords:
      Port:  qgis3-ltr     |
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Changes (by ryandesign):

 * status:  new => assigned
 * owner:  (none) => Veence
 * port:  qgis3 => qgis3-ltr

Old description:

> This page detects QGIS3 version updates. Did not see the code in the
> Portfile. The version checking is working (mysteriously) to me.
> https://ports.macports.org/port/qgis3/details/
>
> Work may needed on the QGIS distribution (not MacPorts). The version.txt
> files appear to required manual curation.
>
> Latest versions and roadmap:
> https://www.qgis.org/resources/roadmap/
>
> QGIS3 3.38.1
> QGIS3-LTR 3.34.9
>
> This page detects QGIS3 LTR (Long-term release) version updates. I did
> see code. One gets a "404" though.
> https://ports.macports.org/port/qgis3-ltr/details/
>
> {{{
> 426     livecheck.url   https://qgis.org/version-ltr.txt
> }}}
>
> The two relevant URLs appear to be:
>
> QGIS: https://version.qgis.org/version.txt
>
> {{{
> #QGIS Version 33800|Visit https://download.qgis.org to get your copy of
> version 3.38.0|<html><body>
> <ul>
> <li>The current released version of QGIS is 3.38.0.
> <li>We are working on 3.39-Master. It will go into feature freeze on
> 2024-09-13 12:00:00 UTC and be released as 3.40 on 2024-10-25 12:00:00
> UTC.
> <li>Details on changes can be found on github at <a
> href="https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commits/master">https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commits/master</a>.
> </body>
> </html>
> }}}
>

> QGIS-LTR: https://version.qgis.org/version-ltr.txt
>
> {{{
> #QGIS Version 33408|Visit https://download.qgis.org to get your copy of
> version 3.34.8|<html><body>
> <ul>
> <li>The current available LTR version of QGIS is 3.34.8.
> <li>The latest available version of QGIS is 3.38.0.
> <li>We are working on 3.39-Master. It will go into feature freeze on
> 2024-09-13 12:00:00 UTC and be released as 3.40 on 2024-10-25 12:00:00
> UTC.
> <li>Details on changes can be found on github at <a
> href="https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commits/master">https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commits/master</a>.
> </body>
> </html>
> }}}

New description:

 This page detects QGIS3 version updates. Did not see the code in the
 Portfile. The version checking is working (mysteriously) to me.
 https://ports.macports.org/port/qgis3/details/

 Work may needed on the QGIS distribution (not MacPorts). The version.txt
 files appear to required manual curation.

 Latest versions and roadmap:
 https://www.qgis.org/resources/roadmap/

 QGIS3 3.38.1 \\
 QGIS3-LTR 3.34.9

 This page detects QGIS3 LTR (Long-term release) version updates. I did see
 code. One gets a "404" though.
 https://ports.macports.org/port/qgis3-ltr/details/

 {{{
 426     livecheck.url   https://qgis.org/version-ltr.txt
 }}}

 The two relevant URLs appear to be:

 QGIS: https://version.qgis.org/version.txt

 {{{
 #QGIS Version 33800|Visit https://download.qgis.org to get your copy of
 version 3.38.0|<html><body>
 <ul>
 <li>The current released version of QGIS is 3.38.0.
 <li>We are working on 3.39-Master. It will go into feature freeze on
 2024-09-13 12:00:00 UTC and be released as 3.40 on 2024-10-25 12:00:00
 UTC.
 <li>Details on changes can be found on github at <a
 href="https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commits/master">https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commits/master</a>.
 </body>
 </html>
 }}}

 QGIS-LTR: https://version.qgis.org/version-ltr.txt

 {{{
 #QGIS Version 33408|Visit https://download.qgis.org to get your copy of
 version 3.34.8|<html><body>
 <ul>
 <li>The current available LTR version of QGIS is 3.34.8.
 <li>The latest available version of QGIS is 3.38.0.
 <li>We are working on 3.39-Master. It will go into feature freeze on
 2024-09-13 12:00:00 UTC and be released as 3.40 on 2024-10-25 12:00:00
 UTC.
 <li>Details on changes can be found on github at <a
 href="https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commits/master">https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commits/master</a>.
 </body>
 </html>
 }}}

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Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:70457 multiquadric]:
 > This page detects QGIS3 version updates. Did not see the code in the
 Portfile. The version checking is working (mysteriously) to me.
 > https://ports.macports.org/port/qgis3/details/

 It's not mysterious; it's handled by the [source:macports-
 ports/_resources/port1.0/group/github-1.0.tcl github portgroup].

 > Work may needed on the QGIS distribution (not MacPorts). The version.txt
 files appear to required manual curation.

 If you mean that the version.txt file appears to be outdated then I agree
 with you.

 > This page detects QGIS3 LTR (Long-term release) version updates. I did
 see code. One gets a "404" though.
 > https://ports.macports.org/port/qgis3-ltr/details/
 >
 > {{{
 > 426     livecheck.url   https://qgis.org/version-ltr.txt
 > }}}
 >
 > The two relevant URLs appear to be:
 >
 > QGIS: https://version.qgis.org/version.txt
 >
 > {{{
 > #QGIS Version 33800|Visit https://download.qgis.org to get your copy of
 version 3.38.0|<html><body>
 > <ul>
 > <li>The current released version of QGIS is 3.38.0.
 > <li>We are working on 3.39-Master. It will go into feature freeze on
 2024-09-13 12:00:00 UTC and be released as 3.40 on 2024-10-25 12:00:00
 UTC.
 > <li>Details on changes can be found on github at <a
 href="https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commits/master">https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commits/master</a>.
 > </body>
 > </html>
 > }}}
 >
 >
 > QGIS-LTR: https://version.qgis.org/version-ltr.txt
 >
 > {{{
 > #QGIS Version 33408|Visit https://download.qgis.org to get your copy of
 version 3.34.8|<html><body>
 > <ul>
 > <li>The current available LTR version of QGIS is 3.34.8.
 > <li>The latest available version of QGIS is 3.38.0.
 > <li>We are working on 3.39-Master. It will go into feature freeze on
 2024-09-13 12:00:00 UTC and be released as 3.40 on 2024-10-25 12:00:00
 UTC.
 > <li>Details on changes can be found on github at <a
 href="https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commits/master">https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commits/master</a>.
 > </body>
 > </html>
 > }}}

 Ok, so they changed the hostname for the version files. Easy to change.

 I'll fix qgis3-ltr to use version-ltr.txt from the new URL. We could
 switch qgis3 to use version.txt. It would have the advantage that the
 version number would be reported "correctly", with dots separating the
 numbers instead of underscores as we have currently due to the way the
 github portgroup works and the way this project tags their releases.
 However, version.txt currently says 3.38.0 is the latest, as you said, but
 3.38.1 has been available for a week; not sure why version.txt is lagging.

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