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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
Subject: bug#31142: guix package --upgrade reverses the order of packages
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:01:29 +0000
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On March 28, 2019 12:49:04 PM UTC, "Ludovic Court=C3=A8s" <ludo@gnu=2Eorg>=
 wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar=2Exyz> skribis:
>
>> This issue fixes the list order, but it was initially supposed to
>address
>> https://lists=2Egnu=2Eorg/archive/html/help-guix/2018-04/msg00070=2Ehtm=
l=2E
>>
>> In the linked conversation, the issue that was raised is that "guix
>> package --upgrade" always upgrades some (propagated?) inputs, even
>when
>> there is nothing to upgrade=2E
>>
>> I can still reproduce this issue on latest Guix=2E
>> Anyone else?
>> Shall we open a new bug?
>
>Yes, and I think we=E2=80=99ll close it as =E2=80=9Cwontfix=E2=80=9D=2E  =
:-)

May I ask why? It seems it'd be ideal if packages got upgraded only when n=
eeded; the false upgrades pollute the output of an upgrade and makes it les=
s useful=2E

Maxim