From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andreas Enge Subject: Re: GNU Distribution Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 21:20:11 +0100 Message-ID: <201212092120.11196.andreas@enge.fr> References: <87txrvdtcv.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary-01=_7JPxQV0VIIgF3hY" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:57155) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ThnQy-0005H2-7d for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:25:10 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ThnMH-0004Um-D7 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:20:38 -0500 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.126.171]:64590) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ThnMH-0004Ui-23 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:20:17 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87txrvdtcv.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: bug-guix@gnu.org --Boundary-01=_7JPxQV0VIIgF3hY Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Am Sonntag, 9. Dezember 2012 schrieb Ludovic Court=C3=A8s: > =E2=80=9CUser-land distribution=E2=80=9D means that it provides packages = for user-land > software that can be installed on top of a running GNU/Linux system. > Currently it includes just ~100 packages, including the GNU libc, GCC, > Coreutils, and Guile. This was actually my first deception with Guix: I was looking forward to contributing a GNU MPC package, since there was no file mpc.scm; but it is actually available, only via multiprecision.scm :-) Why not having one file per package? Am Sonntag, 9. Dezember 2012 schrieb KarlOskar Rik=C3=A5s: > In GUIX page it says the following: > "A user-land free software distribution for GNU/Linux comes as part of > Guix." > Is it possible to get any details on this? Executing guix-package --list-available currently lists 92 packages, from "acl" to "zlib". Andreas --Boundary-01=_7JPxQV0VIIgF3hY Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Am Sonntag,= 9. Dezember 2012 schrieb Ludovic Court=C3=A8s:

> =E2=80= =9CUser-land distribution=E2=80=9D means that it provides packages for user= =2Dland

> softwa= re that can be installed on top of a running GNU/Linux system.

> Curren= tly it includes just ~100 packages, including the GNU libc, GCC,

> Coreut= ils, and Guile.

&nb= sp;

This was ac= tually my first deception with Guix: I was looking forward to

contributin= g a GNU MPC package, since there was no file mpc.scm; but it

is actually= available, only via multiprecision.scm :-)

&nb= sp;

Why not hav= ing one file per package?

&nb= sp;

Am Sonntag,= 9. Dezember 2012 schrieb KarlOskar Rik=C3=A5s:

> In GUI= X page it says the following:

> "= A user-land free software distribution for GNU/Linux comes as part of

> Guix.&= quot;

> Is it = possible to get any details on this?

&nb= sp;

Executing

guix-pac= kage --list-available

currently l= ists 92 packages, from "acl" to "zlib".

&nb= sp;

Andreas

&nb= sp;

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