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Packagist skipped branch ending in -dev, complaining that is does not end in -dev

Here's the error I get from packagist when updating a pacakge:

Importing branch 2.x-dev (dev-2.x-dev)

Skipped branch 2.x-dev, Invalid

package information: extra.branch-alias.dev-master : the target branch (2.x) must end in -dev

The branch is named "2.x" - Can anyone explain what is wrong with the branch name?

I've also tried naming branches "2.x-dev" and "2.0"

Here's the package: https://packagist.org/packages/messageagency/force.com-toolkit-for-php

Solution

  • Alias defined in composer.json is incorrect - it must end with -dev, so you should use something like "dev-master": "2.x-dev" instead of "dev-master": "2.x".

    See documentation of branch aliases: https://getcomposer.org/doc/articles/aliases.md#branch-alias