semantic_version version requirement too strong

[olebole]

The version of the "semantic_version" package is given as 2.6.0, which seems to be unnecessarily strong: There seems to be nothing in the ChangeLog of semantic_version.
For the Debian build, we cannot just download newer versions of a package, and the semantic_version version in Debian is still 2.3.1. Building asdf with that version works however fine.

Could you consider reducing the version requirement for semantic_version?

[drdavella]

After a quick test run, it looks like 2.3.1 should be sufficient. I'll have to put together a new release, though. Just curious but what is the restriction in Debian that prevents you from downloading newer versions of the package?

[olebole]

Probably nothing; the maintainer just didn't update. I can ask him, but when it works with 2.3.1, I can immediately upload the new asdf version.

[drdavella]

Okay. I'm not sure how urgent this is so I'm not sure whether I should issue a 1.3.1 bugfix release today since I just released 1.3.0.

[olebole]

It is not urgent at all -- I already have a patch which I can apply in the meantime. It was just nice to have your confirmation.

[drdavella]

Thanks for the heads up. This was the first version of asdf to have this requirement, and I just assumed it was fine to go with the latest stable version. I wasn't aware that not all systems had access to it.