[bug#40025] [PATCH] Add gitless package definition.

["John D. Boy" <jboy@bius.moe>]

---
 gnu/packages/version-control.scm | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
index 52626f8076..7aac933d15 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/version-control.scm
@@ -2373,3 +2373,53 @@ interrupted, published, and collaborated on while in progress.")
 videos, datasets, and graphics with text pointers inside Git, while storing the
 file contents on a remote server.")
     (license license:expat)))
+
+(define-public gitless
+  (package
+    (name "gitless")
+    ;; The PyPI package lacks the test suite, so we build it directly from the
+    ;; git repository.
+    (version "0.8.8")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method git-fetch)
+       (uri (git-reference
+             (url "https://github.com/gitless-vcs/gitless")
+             (commit (string-append "v" version))))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "048kl27zjr68hgs70g3l98ci9765wxva6azzrhcdys7nsdd493n6"))))
+    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+	 (add-before 'build 'loosen-requirements
+	   (lambda _
+	     (substitute* "setup.py"
+               ;; Don't insist on an older version of pygit2.
+	       (("pygit2==") "pygit2>="))
+	     (substitute* "requirements.txt"
+	       (("pygit2==") "pygit2>="))
+	     #t))
+	 (add-before 'check 'prepare-for-tests
+	   (lambda _
+             ;; Find the 'gl' command.
+	     (rename-file "gl.py" "gl")
+	     (setenv "PATH" (string-append (getcwd) ":" (getenv "PATH")))
+             ;; The tests try to run git as if it were already set up.
+	     (setenv "HOME" (getcwd))
+	     (invoke "git" "config" "--global" "user.email" "git@example.com")
+	     (invoke "git" "config" "--global" "user.name" "guix")
+	     #t)))))
+    (native-inputs
+     ;; Required for tests.
+     `(("git-minimal" ,git-minimal)))
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("python-clint" ,python-clint)
+       ("python-pygit2" ,python-pygit2)
+       ("python-sh" ,python-sh)))
+    (home-page "https://gitless.com")
+    (synopsis
+     "A version control system built on top of Git")
+    (description
+     "A version control system built on top of Git")
+    (license license:expat)))
-- 
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