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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -5.21 X-Spam-Score: -5.21 X-Migadu-Queue-Id: CB1B08142A X-Migadu-Scanner: mx10.migadu.com X-TUID: qZHgIgXBbilF ------TS525E138MAMGEQMJVDJZQAU6KATA8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Ryan, > I think it would be appropriate if each "next" package had a code commen= t, or perhaps an addendum to its package description, describing how it rel= ates to the main packaged version=2E I think the whole "next" category is problematic=2E Why not just have a ve= rsion number of that package that's different from the "main" one? So inste= ad of emacs-next have emacs-30=2E0=2E9 or whatever=2E At least here the cho= ice of arbitrariness is visible=2E A "next" makes no sense=2E > In case you don't know about "--with-latest", that's the supported way t= o install the latest master branch of a package=2E "-next" packages are not= meant to closely track master=2E Thank you for this, how can this be added when declaring a package in syst= em or home configuration? Regards, Divya Ranjan, Mathematics, Philosophy and Libre Software ------TS525E138MAMGEQMJVDJZQAU6KATA8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello Ryan,

> I thin= k it would be appropriate if each "next" package had a code comment, or per= haps an addendum to its package description, describing how it relates to t= he main packaged version=2E

I think the whole "next" category is pro= blematic=2E Why not just have a version number of that package that's diffe= rent from the "main" one? So instead of emacs-next have emacs-30=2E0=2E9 or= whatever=2E At least here the choice of arbitrariness is visible=2E A "nex= t" makes no sense=2E

> In case you don't know about "--with-lates= t", that's the supported way to install the latest master branch of a packa= ge=2E "-next" packages are not meant to closely track master=2E

Than= k you for this, how can this be added when declaring a package in system or= home configuration?

Regards,
Divya Ranja= n, Mathematics, Philosophy and Libre Software
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