From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Subject: Re: Making 'file' an implicit native input in core-updates Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:33:18 +0200 Message-ID: <877g22978h.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87mwazasyc.fsf@netris.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:46478) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XKDVb-0003em-Gu for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:33:36 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XKDVW-0007gG-Ot for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:33:31 -0400 Received: from hera.aquilenet.fr ([2a01:474::1]:40594) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XKDVW-0007g8-Hz for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:33:26 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87mwazasyc.fsf@netris.org> (mhw@netris.org's message of "Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:58:51 -0400") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: mhw@netris.org Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org mhw@netris.org skribis: > Given that this problem is becoming increasingly common, I think we > should add 'file' as an implicit native-input for the gnu-build-system > in core-updates, and also add a new phase to %standard-phases that > substitutes /usr/bin/file in the usual places with a path that works in > the build environment. Yes, that makes sense. If you want, you (yes, you ;-)) can start it in a branch off core-updates, or directly in core-updates, if that=E2=80=99s fine this way. I had reported the Libtool issue at , but the thread eventually stalled. Thanks, Ludo=E2=80=99.