How can I download specific dev version of Drupal module?

Question

What to do when I want specific dev version of Drupal module.

For example:

Geocoder dev version from Jan 07 2016 is broken. Latest working dev version was from Sept 01 2015.

How can I download previous dev version of Drupal module (Geocoder in my case)? Any method is welcome.

Answer 1

For the easiest way to do it:

1. Go into the repository
2. Select a version there and click on it
3. There will be hash of commit (example)

So, you know the hash of commit - just clone this module from repository and switch to required hash of commit.

How to clone module via git

How to checkout the specific commit

Example:

git clone --branch 7.x-1.x https://git.drupal.org/project/geocoder.git
cd geocoder
git checkout c994066d58bc7518bc9796c60d4d43f98ae477cd

Answer 2

I want to add one more way how to download specific dev version of Drupal module:

“Drush make” method

Create make file for Drush (for example myMakeFile.make) and paste into it following:

api = 2
core = 7.x
projects[drupal][version] = 7.30
projects[geocoder][version] = "1.x-dev"
projects[geocoder][download][type] = "git"
projects[geocoder][download][url] = "https://git.drupal.org/project/geocoder.git"
projects[geocoder][download][revision] = "2ffd3fa8b22c11100516bf801bc08ba729cc8a68"

Type into shell:

cd
mkdir removeMeWhenDone
mv myMakeFile.make removeMeWhenDone
cd removeMeWhenDone
drush make myMakeFile.make -y

Desired dev version of the Geocoder module is located in ~/removeMeWhenDone/sites/all/modules, now.

More details about Drush make method + how to get commit hash here.