From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
To: Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz>
Cc: Guix Devel <guix-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Build systems and implicit inputs
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 19:02:18 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJ3okZ0X6O0OYPgZbYa+QHKTLzuk6cFSms2+aVfjQcXEHgBxSw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87o8uxq7ph.fsf@ambrevar.xyz>
Hi Pierre,
On Tue, 21 Jan 2020 at 14:07, Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz> wrote:
> zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Tue, 21 Jan 2020 at 11:56, Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:
> >> > The solution to your problem in my opinion is simply to expose just the
> >> > right amount of options through #:arguments for all build systems.
> >> > Would that be satisfactory to you?
> >>
> >> I think the issue of tweaking the build system and its implicit inputs
> >> must be addressed separately. We first need a good API to do that.
> >> When we have it, it’ll be nice and easy to drive it via package
> >> parameters. :-)
> >
> > Now I have a better understanding about "package parameters", I agree
> > that it is 2 separate stories.
>
> Hmm... but does it have to? It seems to me that we would gain a lot in
> keeping those parameters general enough and not separate the handling of
> the build system from the rest. It would be simpler and more powerful.
I do not have a strong opinion. From my understanding, how to pass
arguments to the build system is a story and how to pass arguments to
packages is another one. Roughly speaking, they do not refer to the
same record, to the same functions that digest them, etc.. And I am
not a fan of adding global variables here and there.
Well, I am almost sure that treat them together will end with a big mess. :-)
Cheers,
simon
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Thread overview: 57+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-05-14 11:54 Parameterized packages Ludovic Courtès
2019-05-14 15:17 ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2019-05-17 14:23 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2019-05-17 18:15 ` Mark H Weaver
2019-07-19 5:41 ` Chris Marusich
2019-07-19 20:29 ` ison
2020-01-02 19:23 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-09 11:10 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-09 23:13 ` Marius Bakke
2020-01-10 12:29 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-10 16:19 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-01-11 11:31 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-14 15:05 ` zimoun
2020-01-15 9:40 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-15 11:30 ` zimoun
2020-01-15 11:51 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-15 13:54 ` zimoun
2020-01-16 19:06 ` ison
2020-01-16 20:55 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2020-01-17 16:34 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-17 9:15 ` L p R n d n
2020-01-17 16:46 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-17 15:53 ` zimoun
2020-01-17 16:56 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-20 14:34 ` zimoun
2020-01-21 10:56 ` Build systems and implicit inputs Ludovic Courtès
2020-01-21 12:24 ` zimoun
2020-01-21 13:07 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-21 18:02 ` zimoun [this message]
2020-01-19 20:34 ` Parameterized packages Ludovic Courtès
2020-01-20 9:08 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-20 14:50 ` zimoun
2020-01-20 18:57 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-20 19:07 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-20 22:57 ` ison
2020-01-21 10:09 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-21 10:49 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-01-21 12:15 ` zimoun
2020-01-21 13:13 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-21 19:04 ` zimoun
2020-01-22 9:54 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-22 12:23 ` zimoun
2020-01-24 21:56 ` ison
2020-01-26 19:35 ` zimoun
2020-01-27 10:13 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-27 11:23 ` zimoun
2020-01-27 11:50 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-27 12:34 ` zimoun
2020-01-27 10:04 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-25 18:52 ` John Soo
2020-01-27 10:17 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-20 14:12 ` zimoun
2020-01-17 16:31 ` Pierre Neidhardt
[not found] ` <875zhbvzfz.fsf@guixSD.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me>
2020-01-17 16:41 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-19 20:30 ` Ludovic Courtès
2020-01-15 11:43 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2020-01-15 11:44 ` Pierre Neidhardt
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