Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com> writes:

>> OK, so if I understand correctly, only native-inputs get
>> garbage-collected, right?
>
> Not quite, missing inputs (*not only* ‘(native-inputs …)’) in the output
> of mentioned ‘guix gc’ command get garbage-collected.

So what are the rules for garbage collection then?  I'm confused...
I don't see how _some_ inputs could get garbage collected and others not.


>> If so, why are the perl plugins propagated-inputs and not just inputs?
>
> Good catch.  Yes, we could have Perl packages in ‘propagated-inputs’.

You meant `inputs', right?

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