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Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add matplotlib.
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 18:00:03 +0100
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Federico Beffa <beffa@ieee.org> skribis:

> On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 10:05 PM, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> wro=
te:
>> What happens is that =E2=80=98package-with-python2=E2=80=99 automaticall=
y generates
>> python2 variants of the dependencies of the package you give it.  So
>> (package-with-python2 python-matplotlib) generates a package with an
>> input that is exactly (package-with-python2 python-numpydoc), hence with
>> #:tests? #t.
>
> Oh, I see.  Wouldn't it be better if, for each input,
> 'pyckage-with-python2' would check if in (gnu packages python) a
> variable with prefix 'python2-' is defined and, in case it is, use
> that variable instead of constructing new package?

No, I think this is not desirable.  Variable names are for us humans,
and programs shouldn=E2=80=99t try to guess what=E2=80=99s meant by browsin=
g module name
spaces.

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.