From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris Dale Subject: Re: Google Summer of Code project concepts Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:19:40 -0500 Message-ID: References: <871uak1a8t.fsf@naga.invergo.net> <87li8pmfa7.fsf@gnu.org> <87y5cog99v.fsf@gnu.org> <87ehef5wyb.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b2e42b89e788e04da314cc6 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:35002) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UQmJs-0001sb-88 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:19:47 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UQmJp-0007Rl-Pr for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:19:44 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87ehef5wyb.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: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ludovic_Court=E8s?= Cc: bug-guix@gnu.org --047d7b2e42b89e788e04da314cc6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > 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=3Dcore-updates&id=3Dc5c= 555b186a894e6bd3d5709c5199fcab1f0b7d0 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=92s may be slightly les= s > 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=92s 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=92t clearly see what that integration would be, nor whether > it=92s really in the scope of Guix as a project. Surely having packages > for these in the distro is desirable, but that=92s insufficient for a GSo= C > 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 --047d7b2e42b89e788e04da314cc6 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


> We listed desktop environments (DEs), which is a different beast. =A0F= or
> instance, packaging a tiny WM is as simple as this:
>
> =A0 http://git.s= avannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?h=3Dcore-updates&id=3Dc5c555b186a= 894e6bd3d5709c5199fcab1f0b7d0

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. =A0It=92s may be slightl= y 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 ha= ve to learn more about the workflow involved before I could draw up a propo= sal. I would have to ask: would the coding be primarily Guile or C?

> That=92s already the case, in the sense that you can us= e it atop your
> already running GNU/Linux system.
>
That's true. I was referring to having a nice little cocoon of Scheme a= ll around me, so I could ignore the scary world outside :P

> Again, I don=92t clearly see what that integration woul= d be, nor whether
> it=92s really in the scope of Guix as a project. =A0Surely having pack= ages
> for these in the distro is desirable, but that=92s 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 lik= e 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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