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A git package can be a dependency of another git package?

Discussion in 'Package Manager' started by yu_yang, Nov 8, 2019.

  1. yu_yang

    yu_yang

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    yu_yang, Nov 8, 2019
    #1

  2. felipemunoz_unity

    felipemunoz_unity

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    Right now, only semver dependencies are allowed in a package manifest. So, you can only use:
    Code (CSharp):
    1. "com.yuyang.unity-extensions.common":"1.0.0"
    The expected workflow for this should be:
    1. Package A depends on published version of Package B
    2. You publish a new version of Package B
    3. You update Package A to use the new released version of B.
    4. You publish the new version of Package A

    Now, assuming that you are not using your own registry nor are publishing packages... A workaround I can think of would be to:
    1. Have Package A with no dependency on B (so that you can add that package without dependency resolution issues)
    2. Add B to your project manifest with the git url, so that the two packages end up in the project.

    I seem to have read somewhere about a user package that allowed using git dependencies in the package manifest, but I haven't been able to find which package that is.

    Git dependencies in packages is on our roadmap though, but there is no ETA yet as to when it will arrive.
     
    felipemunoz_unity, Nov 8, 2019
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  3. johnsoncodehk

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    Is it possible to release upm to github?
    I am glad to implement this feature.
     
    johnsoncodehk, Nov 10, 2019
    #3

  4. samuelb_unity

    samuelb_unity

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    Hi @johnsoncodehk,

    Not for the foreseeable future, I'm afraid.
     
    samuelb_unity, Nov 18, 2019
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  5. huulong

    huulong

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    I don't get it, the git URI usage is present in Unity 2019.3's documentation:
    https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/upm-git.html

    so it should be supported now.

    Do I need to use https://github.com/mob-sakai/GitDependencyResolverForUnity for now?

    If the feature is not ready, change the documentation to say that "Unity will support git URI as dependencies in the future".

    UPDATE: OK, I noticed the doc is about the project's own manifest.json, not for each package. It would be nice to be able to use the same syntax, though. I have 5 custom packages for personal usage (so I won't officially submit them) that depend from each other (not circularly, of course).
     
    Last edited: Feb 15, 2020
    huulong, Feb 15, 2020
    #5