From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jack Hill Subject: bug#40478: feature request/idea: guix pull --news should show information about new package replacements Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2020 21:17:17 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; BOUNDARY="925712948-1330485592-1586222237=:5735" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:34132) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jLcsO-0005yd-0D for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:18:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jLcsM-0006UM-MR for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:18:03 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:37851) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jLcsM-0006U4-KJ for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:18:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1jLcsM-0003xB-EX for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:18:02 -0400 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:34023) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jLcrf-0005w8-Pq for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:17:20 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jLcre-0005y2-OL for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:17:19 -0400 Received: from minsky.hcoop.net ([104.248.1.95]:38804) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1jLcre-0005xc-La for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:17:18 -0400 Received: from marsh.hcoop.net ([45.55.52.66]) by minsky.hcoop.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1jLcre-0003jx-00 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:17:17 -0400 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-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: 40478@debbugs.gnu.org This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --925712948-1330485592-1586222237=:5735 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Hi Guix, I'm an avid reader of `guix pull --news`. I like learning about new and updated software. However, I noticed that when a package gains a new replacement (e.g. for a security fix via grafting), it is not mentioned. We do not show all changes to package definitions in the new, but since a new replacement is often for a security fix, I think it is significant enough to warrant showing in the news. I'm imagining something like: """ n packages with new replacements: gnutls, … """ or perhaps: """ n packages with new grafts: libxml, … """ I haven't yet though about the implementation of this. I would want to avoid doing too much extra work for `guix pull --news`. What do you think? Best, Jack --925712948-1330485592-1586222237=:5735--