From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms0.migadu.com with LMTPS id ACKgFdhWrmCxigAAgWs5BA (envelope-from ) for ; Wed, 26 May 2021 16:10:32 +0200 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id wHJSEdhWrmAhXQAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Wed, 26 May 2021 14:10:32 +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 DD4878853 for ; Wed, 26 May 2021 16:10:31 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost ([::1]:46022 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lluEw-000193-O5 for larch@yhetil.org; Wed, 26 May 2021 10:10:30 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:35842) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lluDz-0000F8-Aa for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 26 May 2021 10:09:31 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:35090) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lluDz-0005VC-1c; Wed, 26 May 2021 10:09:31 -0400 Received: from [2a01:e0a:1d:7270:af76:b9b:ca24:c465] (port=54130 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lluDy-0005Lg-Nd; Wed, 26 May 2021 10:09:30 -0400 From: =?utf-8?Q?Ludovic_Court=C3=A8s?= To: 47615@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#47615: [PATCH 0/9] Add 32-bit powerpc support References: <87zgxwsxsd.fsf@gnu.org> <87wnscdj0x.fsf_-_@gnu.org> <87y2clvx24.fsf@gnu.org> X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 7 Prairial an 229 de la =?utf-8?Q?R=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 16:09:29 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Efraim Flashner's message of "Mon, 24 May 2021 12:51:06 +0300") Message-ID: <87im35twme.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1622038232; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:list-id:list-help: list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-post; bh=u9woh3Y+ngschchLBXouKgYXy5WvaSSWSyzO2OIIiq8=; b=ryspQjCoup0TXLEHl2ubYT9p/MrhstkSfqP2E/1G8ZZ9w/LTQKC1y38NOR+t/LANfSxgGk 2wd3Ddlwv9r9VeTHU1h0ss4/Npymv4gdDk7bwqvZU4H0xyoRNnnUjfYO4SzCJMwqQR44Ef SInTGvOJoEcCC9aG0K4BWeymtJLSgC6sS4OOc5xaAjDqSSesay68Ojf6gOMUYvnMjB59GA J9xWmG8S1mNK1v4f3/uYOFkCbS04iBrDzGfQKxgjFvhCRFjIqdE/5ac/AAf3/mEu+evn8R sxCH8QZjabtVdXP00Pyvt0shUza+8dy+kwrGSqRHXroS4RaTNhagX6nRECQK0A== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1622038232; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=PN/+Cvb1BOxGzpRMao9z3oCkPN1gKrmPNwGRxj4GFnAd79SX6t7Tfu+N6iQhqMugcattgm CgV14/obaOl3rdLMenOSFhhY1Om7JSnAGMZLmeTgdp9C1l2gGHqYA+9RuGZbfbl2cEBwhJ eLnW5ZCBeANDzZwq0ExNIzolsbX+AK5PKYU31AB2+8dhqfz6BXpExBaHX6TTf1NddM4cPo MFZVCgQOqj5bzx7XJSSuaJWDeV2Lo5+JbifX4OwAq6qnkEllTkoyCtZhTEcAyV9B3Kkobs OBhmBuRNYqN2g/7OjAbBMeZ4yTtwVuYrq7myid3yYgXypYg9U7wLYpp5ZEAUgg== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gnu.org; 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-Migadu-Spam-Score: -2.93 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gnu.org; 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-Migadu-Queue-Id: DD4878853 X-Spam-Score: -2.93 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: 1VvF2SJrGdWd Hi, Efraim Flashner skribis: > On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 10:24:03PM +0200, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s wrote: [...] >> Maybe it=E2=80=99s more readable to keep it as a bullet list, like: >>=20 >> @item mips64el-linux (@emph{unsupported}) >> =E2=80=A6 >>=20 >> @item powerpc-linux (@emph{unsupported}) >> =E2=80=A6 >>=20 >> with a sentence explaining what =E2=80=9Cunsupported=E2=80=9D means. > > That was kind-of my idea with grouping them together Yes, but people who just skim through that page may just see that =E2=80=98powerpc-linux=E2=80=99 is listed, without noticing that there=E2= =80=99s a sentence ten line above that says =E2=80=9CThe following arches are not supported=E2=80= =9D. Having =E2=80=9Cunsupported=E2=80=9D next to it should avoid that (yes, I=E2=80=99= ve learned to be super cautious. :-)). >> IMO guix.m4 should either require --with-courage or emit a prominent >> warning for these. [...] > The problem then becomes whoever tinkers with it will have to keep > either a custom guix.m4 for their guix package or a custom guix package > with "--with-courage" as a configure-flag. True. In that case, let it go without =E2=80=98--with-courage=E2=80=99 but= emit a warning with AC_MSG_WARN that points to the relevant section of the manual. Deal? Thanks! Ludo=E2=80=99.