> WARNING: A deprecated branch based version specification is used for the dependency xyz.
> Please use numbered versions instead.
> Also note that you can still use the dub.selections.json file to override a certain dependency to use a branch instead.


The problem is: xyz is a local package and therefor I don't know how to specify its version. So in the dub.json of the package abc requiring xyz is written:


>	"dependencies": {
>		"xyz": "~master"
>	},


Is there a cleaner solution?

On Wednesday, 5 July 2017 at 15:34:36 UTC, Jolly James wrote:
>> WARNING: A deprecated branch based version specification is used for the dependency xyz.
>> Please use numbered versions instead.
>> Also note that you can still use the dub.selections.json file to override a certain dependency to use a branch instead.
>
>
> The problem is: xyz is a local package and therefor I don't know how to specify its version. So in the dub.json of the package abc requiring xyz is written:
>
>
>>	"dependencies": {
>>		"xyz": "~master"
>>	},
>
>
> Is there a cleaner solution?

You have a few options:

* Use a path dependency:
    "dependencies": {
         "xyz": { "path": "path/to/xyz" }
    }

* Use add-local with a version on the command line:
    dub add-local path/to/xyz  0.0.1

* Use add-local or add-paths and specify a version as described by `dub add-paths -h`

On Thursday, 6 July 2017 at 00:09:46 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:

>
> You have a few options:
>
> * Use a path dependency:
>     "dependencies": {
>          "xyz": { "path": "path/to/xyz" }
>     }
>
> * Use add-local with a version on the command line:
>     dub add-local path/to/xyz  0.0.1
>
> * Use add-local or add-paths and specify a version as described by `dub add-paths -h`

Sorry -- extraneous `s` on the `path` bit.

And for the record:

https://code.dlang.org/docs/commandline#add-local
https://code.dlang.org/docs/commandline#add-path
https://code.dlang.org/package-format?lang=json#version-specs

On Thursday, 6 July 2017 at 00:12:25 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> On Thursday, 6 July 2017 at 00:09:46 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
>
>>
>> You have a few options:
>>
>> * Use a path dependency:
>>     "dependencies": {
>>          "xyz": { "path": "path/to/xyz" }
>>     }
>>
>> * Use add-local with a version on the command line:
>>     dub add-local path/to/xyz  0.0.1
>>
>> * Use add-local or add-paths and specify a version as described by `dub add-paths -h`
>
> Sorry -- extraneous `s` on the `path` bit.
>
> And for the record:
>
> https://code.dlang.org/docs/commandline#add-local
> https://code.dlang.org/docs/commandline#add-path
> https://code.dlang.org/package-format?lang=json#version-specs

thx