From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp0 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id CAgWL4hOsl+1IgAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:03:52 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp0 with LMTPS id wGP3KohOsl/7SQAA1q6Kng (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:03:52 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 54D129404C6 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:03:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:60522 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kebMV-00082F-4j for larch@yhetil.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:03:51 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:49328) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kebMM-00081u-GI for guix-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:03:42 -0500 Received: from mail1.fsfe.org ([2001:aa8:ffed:f5f3::151]:35364) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kebMK-0002Mp-JD; Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:03:42 -0500 From: Jelle Licht To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Subject: Re: wip-node-14 branch In-Reply-To: <878sbe516j.fsf@gnu.org> References: <863624y4eb.fsf@fsfe.org> <878sbe516j.fsf@gnu.org> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 11:03:34 +0100 Message-ID: <861rgtmxe1.fsf@fsfe.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2001:aa8:ffed:f5f3::151; envelope-from=jlicht@fsfe.org; helo=mail1.fsfe.org X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: No matching host in p0f cache. That's all we know. X-Spam_score_int: -68 X-Spam_score: -6.9 X-Spam_bar: ------ X-Spam_report: (-6.9 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI=-5, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Scanner: ns3122888.ip-94-23-21.eu Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=fail reason="SPF not aligned (relaxed), No valid DKIM" header.from=fsfe.org (policy=none); spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.91 X-TUID: tc/P5SP91SdM Ludovic Court=C3=A8s writes: > Jelle Licht skribis: > >> As a small extra, I have also worked on getting Timothy Sample's >> 'binary' npm importer to work with the contemporary guix import and >> guile-json APIs; I'd like some insight into whether this binary importer >> could still hold some value for inclusion in guix proper[3]. I could >> still add this code to the branch as well if there is interest. > > I think it would make sense to include this importer. The manual should > warn about the fact that it does not yield built-from-source packages > and perhaps give pointers on how to address that, but it can still be > useful, and probably even more useful if it=E2=80=99s in Guix proper. > > Thoughts? Agreed! I still need to rework some of the recursive importer-related plumbing in Guix proper for everything to play nicely with the multitude of versions of packages that are required for pretty much anything. - Jelle