From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp0 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id vhGVJSxXj1/oLwAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:31:24 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp0 with LMTPS id yEfyICxXj1/QMwAA1q6Kng (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:31:24 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0F2E99407C5 for ; Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:31:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:36830 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kUzE1-0000Ak-HO for larch@yhetil.org; Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:31:21 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:38286) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kUzDl-00009C-81 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:31:05 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:35499) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kUzDi-0006iA-JV for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:31:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kUzDi-0007iX-GA for bug-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:31:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#43984: `--with-graft=...` doesn't work with packages of different length name/version Resent-From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-guix@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:31:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 43984 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: pkill9 Received: via spool by 43984-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B43984.160322940729594 (code B ref 43984); Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:31:02 +0000 Received: (at 43984) by debbugs.gnu.org; 20 Oct 2020 21:30:07 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47045 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kUzCp-0007hG-HD for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:30:07 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:59490) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kUzCo-0007fe-Do for 43984@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:30:06 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:35877) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kUzCi-0006Qh-El; Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:30:00 -0400 Received: from [2a01:e0a:1d:7270:af76:b9b:ca24:c465] (port=40476 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1kUzCg-0006tX-UW; Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:29:59 -0400 From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= References: <20201014015558.09d6702a@runbox.com> <87wnzsapwh.fsf@gnu.org> <20201015195013.335eaefd@runbox.com> <87sgae8qlh.fsf@gnu.org> <20201017020311.0c68f3d5@runbox.com> X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 29 =?UTF-8?Q?Vend=C3=A9miaire?= an 229 de la =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 23:29:57 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20201017020311.0c68f3d5@runbox.com> (pkill9@runbox.com's message of "Sat, 17 Oct 2020 02:03:11 +0100") Message-ID: <87h7qobn6y.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: 43984@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gnu.org; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.51 X-TUID: oGwbe6E4761A Hi, pkill9 skribis: >> All I=E2=80=99m saying is that nothing can be done when the new name is = longer >> than the old one: we just cannot graft. > > If a symlink is used though, it wouldn't matter if the new name is > longer, the symlink would point to the new package, and the name of the > symlink would match the length of the old package. But who would refer to that symlink? The thing on which the graft is applied can only refer to the store item that has the right length. Ludo=E2=80=99.