From: Chris Dale <adventureonthehighseas@gmail.com>
To: "Ludovic Courtès" <ludo@gnu.org>
Cc: bug-guix@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Google Summer of Code project concepts
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:19:40 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CANV_ih_PyMjUCYmXx4f15iOCpg2SY+vq64tERUgxidaLcYrCpA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ehef5wyb.fsf@gnu.org>
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> We listed desktop environments (DEs), which is a different beast. For
> instance, packaging a tiny WM is as simple as this:
>
>
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?h=core-updates&id=c5c555b186a894e6bd3d5709c5199fcab1f0b7d0
Ah yes, my mistake.
> Conversely, adding GNOME means packaging all the GNOME stack, which
> includes dozens of related packages and tools, plus specific issues to
> make sure it supports our file system layout. It’s may be slightly less
> difficult for GNUstep, but still quite involved.
>
> Is it something you would be interested in?
>
I would definitely like to get involved in making this more palatable. Not
to mention it sounds like a challenge! I would definitely have to learn
more about the workflow involved before I could draw up a proposal. I would
have to ask: would the coding be primarily Guile or C?
> That’s already the case, in the sense that you can use it atop your
> already running GNU/Linux system.
>
That's true. I was referring to having a nice little cocoon of Scheme all
around me, so I could ignore the scary world outside :P
> Again, I don’t clearly see what that integration would be, nor whether
> it’s really in the scope of Guix as a project. Surely having packages
> for these in the distro is desirable, but that’s insufficient for a GSoC
> project.
>
Yeah, that's fair. Hopefully I'd have time over the summer to package them
up anyway!
In the run-up to the proposal submission period, I'd like to have some
experience packaging for Guix. Is there any particular piece of software
that anyone would like me to focus on?
> HTH,
It certainly does, thank you :)
Cheers,
Dale
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Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-04-08 22:08 Google Summer of Code project concepts Chris Dale
2013-04-09 6:36 ` Brandon Invergo
2013-04-11 12:18 ` Ludovic Courtès
2013-04-11 15:00 ` Chris Dale
2013-04-11 19:25 ` Ludovic Courtès
2013-04-11 19:47 ` Chris Dale
2013-04-12 1:25 ` Nikita Karetnikov
2013-04-12 20:13 ` Ludovic Courtès
2013-04-12 22:19 ` Chris Dale [this message]
2013-04-14 14:50 ` Cyril Roelandt
2013-04-09 12:04 ` Nikita Karetnikov
2013-04-09 12:32 ` Chris Dale
2013-04-09 14:00 ` Nikita Karetnikov
2013-04-11 19:38 ` Cyril Roelandt
2013-04-11 12:16 ` Ludovic Courtès
[not found] ` <878v4s1acq.fsf@naga.invergo.net>
2013-04-09 12:37 ` Chris Dale
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