New on #blog: pkgbump: from a dumb tool to an irreplaceable helper
https://blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2026/06/21/pkgbump-from-a-dumb-tool-to-an-irreplaceable-helper/
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Bumping packages is one of the most common tasks of a #Gentoo developer. It shouldn’t then be surprising that it is the one most asking for some kind of automation, and that the #pkgbump script would be one of the first scripts to become a part of the mgorny-dev-scripts package.
Today’s pkgbump have come a long way from the trivial script of its first iteration. The most recent versions finally feature the feature I desired for a long time: version manipulation. This also made it possible for the script to become a complete version bumping tool rather than just a part of a larger workflow. In this post, I’d like to shortly tell the story behind the changes, and demonstrate the new options.
"""
#packaging
Jesus Michał von Gentoo 🏔 (he)
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