Pub: support git refs via pub global activate

[DartBot]

Issue by kevmoo
_Originally opened as dart-lang/sdk#23524_

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pub global activate --source git [path] only supports the primary branch it seems.

No way to specify another rev/ref/etc

[sh4869]

Any updates on this?

[daniel-v]

I up this, would be a nice feature.

[PiN73]

If one is using some package for Dart/Flutter project, there is a workaround:

Instead of

$ flutter pub global activate package_name
$ executable_name

do this:

• In your project's pubspec.yaml file:

dev_dependencies:
  package_name:
    git:
      url: https://github.com/munificent/kittens.git
      ref: commit / branch / tag / etc

$ flutter pub get



md5-eccfc4da311bb00d6ff41ad9b96380a7



$ flutter pub run package_name:executable_command



md5-e5168839602f79bec49a5224e1d64ac3



executables:
  executable_name: executable_command