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From: Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/7] guix build: Add 'build-package'.
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 20:44:22 +0300
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Ludovic Court=C3=A8s (2015-08-26 14:12 +0300) wrote:

> Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:
>
>> Ludovic Court=C3=A8s (2015-08-18 17:15 +0300) wrote:
>>
>>> Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:
>>>
>>>> * guix/scripts/build.scm (build-package): New procedure.
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>> +(define (build-package package . build-options)
>>>> +  "Build PACKAGE using BUILD-OPTIONS."
>>>> +  (with-store store
>>>> +    (let* ((drv (run-with-store store
>>>> +                  (package->derivation package)))
>>>> +           (drvs (list drv)))
>>>> +      (apply set-build-options store build-options)
>>>> +      (show-what-to-build store drvs)
>>>> +      (build-derivations store drvs)
>>>> +      (show-derivation-outputs drv))))
>>>
>>> I think this doesn=E2=80=99t fit here because it isn=E2=80=99t actually=
 used by =E2=80=98guix
>>> build=E2=80=99.  Maybe keep it in emacs/ for now?
>>
>> If you mean "guix-main.scm", I don't think it's the right place either,
>> as all this guix-devel stuff does not depend on Guix REPL (or on any
>> code from "guix-main.scm" in general).  Besides, "guix-main.scm" doesn't
>> provide a module.
>>
>> What about making some additional module?: (guix devel) or something.
>> Other similar code may be put there in future.  For example, you are
>> editing a package definition and you may want to download the current
>> origin source.  It will probably also require some specific scheme code,
>> which may be added to that module.
>
> Maybe =E2=80=98build-package=E2=80=99 could go to (guix packages)?

=E2=80=98build-package=E2=80=99 uses =E2=80=98show-=E2=80=A6=E2=80=99 proce=
dures from (guix ui) module.  I
thought that adding this module to (guix packages) was not desired, or
is it OK?

--=20
Alex