Release version 0.7.1

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## [0.7.1] - 2025-12-09
+
+* Fix floating 'latest' tag logic: dereference annotated target (vX.Y.Z^{}), add tag message to avoid Git errors, ensure best-effort update without blocking releases, and update unit tests (see ChatGPT conversation: https://chatgpt.com/share/69383024-efa4-800f-a875-129b81fa40ff).
+
+
 ## [0.7.0] - 2025-12-09
 
 * Add Git helpers for branch sync and floating 'latest' tag in the release workflow, ensure main/master are updated from origin before tagging, and extend unit/e2e tests including 'pkgmgr release --help' coverage (see ChatGPT conversation: https://chatgpt.com/share/69383024-efa4-800f-a875-129b81fa40ff)

PKGBUILD

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <info@veen.world>
 
 pkgname=package-manager
-pkgver=0.7.0
+pkgver=0.7.1
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Local-flake wrapper for Kevin's package-manager (Nix-based)."
 arch=('any')

debian/changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+package-manager (0.7.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Fix floating 'latest' tag logic: dereference annotated target (vX.Y.Z^{}), add tag message to avoid Git errors, ensure best-effort update without blocking releases, and update unit tests (see ChatGPT conversation: https://chatgpt.com/share/69383024-efa4-800f-a875-129b81fa40ff).
+
+ -- Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>  Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:26:54 +0100
+
 package-manager (0.7.0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Add Git helpers for branch sync and floating 'latest' tag in the release workflow, ensure main/master are updated from origin before tagging, and extend unit/e2e tests including 'pkgmgr release --help' coverage (see ChatGPT conversation: https://chatgpt.com/share/69383024-efa4-800f-a875-129b81fa40ff)

flake.nix

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         rec {
           pkgmgr = pyPkgs.buildPythonApplication {
             pname   = "package-manager";
-            version = "0.7.0";
+            version = "0.7.1";
 
             # Use the git repo as source
             src = ./.;

package-manager.spec

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           package-manager
-Version:        0.7.0
+Version:        0.7.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Wrapper that runs Kevin's package-manager via Nix flake
 

pkgmgr/actions/release/__init__.py

@@ -171,8 +171,15 @@ def _release_impl(
     run_git_command("git push origin --tags")
 
     # Move 'latest' to the new release tag so the newest SemVer is always
-    # marked as latest.
+    # marked as latest. This is best-effort and must not break the release.
-    update_latest_tag(new_tag, preview=False)
+    try:
+        update_latest_tag(new_tag, preview=False)
+    except GitError as exc:  # pragma: no cover
+        print(
+            f"[WARN] Failed to update floating 'latest' tag for {new_tag}: {exc}\n"
+            "[WARN] The release itself completed successfully; only the "
+            "'latest' tag was not updated."
+        )
 
     print(f"Release {new_ver_str} completed.")
 

pkgmgr/actions/release/git_ops.py

@@ -71,12 +71,25 @@ def sync_branch_with_remote(branch: str, preview: bool = False) -> None:
 def update_latest_tag(new_tag: str, preview: bool = False) -> None:
     """
     Move the floating 'latest' tag to the newly created release tag.
+
+    Implementation details:
+      - We explicitly dereference the tag object via `<tag>^{}` so that
+        'latest' always points at the underlying commit, not at another tag.
+      - We create/update 'latest' as an annotated tag with a short message so
+        Git configurations that enforce annotated/signed tags do not fail
+        with "no tag message".
     """
-    print(f"[INFO] Updating 'latest' tag to point at {new_tag}...")
+    target_ref = f"{new_tag}^{{}}"
+    print(f"[INFO] Updating 'latest' tag to point at {new_tag} (commit {target_ref})...")
+
     if preview:
-        print(f"[PREVIEW] Would run: git tag -f latest {new_tag}")
+        print(f"[PREVIEW] Would run: git tag -f -a latest {target_ref} "
+              f'-m "Floating latest tag for {new_tag}"')
         print("[PREVIEW] Would run: git push origin latest --force")
         return
 
-    run_git_command(f"git tag -f latest {new_tag}")
+    run_git_command(
+        f'git tag -f -a latest {target_ref} '
+        f'-m "Floating latest tag for {new_tag}"'
+    )
     run_git_command("git push origin latest --force")

pyproject.toml

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "package-manager"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 description = "Kevin's package-manager tool (pkgmgr)"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

tests/unit/pkgmgr/actions/release/test_git_ops.py

@@ -75,16 +75,19 @@ class TestUpdateLatestTag(unittest.TestCase):
         mock_run_git_command.assert_not_called()
 
     @patch("pkgmgr.actions.release.git_ops.run_git_command")
-    def test_update_latest_tag_real_calls_git(
+    def test_update_latest_tag_real_calls_git_with_dereference_and_message(
         self,
         mock_run_git_command,
     ) -> None:
         update_latest_tag("v1.2.3", preview=False)
 
         calls = [c.args[0] for c in mock_run_git_command.call_args_list]
-        self.assertIn("git tag -f latest v1.2.3", calls)
+        # Must dereference the tag object and create an annotated tag with message
+        self.assertIn(
+            'git tag -f -a latest v1.2.3^{} -m "Floating latest tag for v1.2.3"',
+            calls,
+        )
         self.assertIn("git push origin latest --force", calls)
 
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()