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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: 26170@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=none; 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: -1.01 X-TUID: hoYyEdpUrk3c Hi, "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" skribis: > On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 12:37:20PM +0200, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s wrote: >> "pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" skribis: >> > Another example where @code{propagated-inputs} is useful is for langu= ages >> > that lack a facility to record the run-time search path akin to the >> > @code{RUNPATH} of ELF files; this includes Guile, Python, Perl, and >> > -more. To ensure that libraries written in those languages can find >> > -library code they depend on at run time, run-time dependencies must be >> > -listed in @code{propagated-inputs} rather than @code{inputs}. >> > +more. When packaging libraries written in those languages, ensure th= ey can find >> > +library code they depend on at run time by listing run-time dependenc= ies >> > +in @code{propagated-inputs} rather than @code{inputs}. >>=20 >> I=E2=80=99m not convinced about this hunk; it uses imperative tense towa= rds the >> reader to state the same thing no? > > The difference is =E2=80=9CWhen packaging libraries=E2=80=9D. I suppose = the intention > is that propagated-inputs be declared as part of library packages and > not as part of the application using those libraries. I am unsure if > I understand correctly if =E2=80=9CWhen packaging libraries=E2=80=9D is n= ot explicitly > stated. Oh I see, that makes sense to me. Go ahead! :-) Thanks, Ludo=E2=80=99.