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Subject: Re: Parameterized packages
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 21:30:58 +0100
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Hi,

Nicol=C3=B2 Balzarotti <anothersms@gmail.com> skribis:

> Hello! I've not followed the discussion with too much attention, so
> forgive me if I'm plain wrong.
> But, if I get this right, to me it seems we want something similar to
> what nix is already doing.

To me, what Nix is doing amounts to:

  (define (make-me-a-package option1 option2)
    (package
      =E2=80=A6))

I believe the extra bit that would be provided here is a bridge between
the API and the user interface.

Ludo=E2=80=99.