From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Roel Janssen Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix compiling on CentOS 7. Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 01:33:10 +0200 Message-ID: <87bn0diy89.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87d1kvpazv.fsf@gnu.org> <20160827065756.kblwxq3gmg63eug2@venom> <87wpj2a9m9.fsf@gmail.com> <87lgziy4qn.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59028) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bdn5U-0003NB-6j for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Aug 2016 19:32:33 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bdn5Q-0003HM-2e for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 27 Aug 2016 19:32:31 -0400 In-reply-to: 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" To: Florian Paul Schmidt Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Florian Paul Schmidt writes: > On 08/27/2016 10:51 AM, Roel Janssen wrote: > >> I don't see a way to apply this patch "on the CentOS side" except for >> waiting (another two or three years) until they upgrade Automake. > > When packaging guix for CentOS, just add a patch to the source package > definition.. I do not intend to create an RPM package for CentOS, I am merely trying to do the following: git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/guix.git cd guix ./bootstrap ./configure make > Regards, > Flo > > P.S.: Why the macro is preferrable to spelling out the directories: > Possible typos, possible errors when moving directories around, etc.. Right. I don't think it justifies breaking compatibility with CentOS 7. What do you think? Kind regards, Roel Janssen