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Subject: [bug#33010] [PATCH 2/3] gnu: Add guix-minimal.
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Eric Bavier <ericbavier@centurylink.net> skribis:

> On Sun, 14 Oct 2018 23:42:58 +0200
> ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>=20
>> ericbavier@centurylink.net skribis:
>>=20
>> > From: Eric Bavier <bavier@cray.com>
>> >
>> > * gnu/packages/guile.scm (guile-2.0.13): New variable.
>> > * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix)[arguments]: Adjust 'wrap-=
program'
>> > phase to handle "missing" inputs.
>> > (guix-minimal): New variable.=20=20
>>=20
>> What=E2=80=99s the intended use case?  Is it to check that Guix compiles=
 against
>> an old Guile 2.0 and without optional dependencies?
>
> Right, to make sure that what we're advertising to the outside
> world as far as minimum dependencies will actually work.

I see.

>> I wonder whether we should add packages =E2=80=9Cjust=E2=80=9D for this,=
 especially
>> given that 2.0 support is reaching end-of-life and that 2.0.13 is pretty
>> old.
>
> This package would be updated as needed to reflect changes in Guix
> dependencies.

OK.  It does sound like an interesting CI job, but maybe not great as a
package users can install.  Though of course we can mark it as hidden
and then it=E2=80=99s just an easy way to write that CI job.  Thoughts?

Ludo=E2=80=99.