bug#26702: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

bug#26702: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

[Brendan Tildesley]

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From 69bd2f347a516bc978406f9810a5355812c58491 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brendan Tildesley <brendan.tildesley@openmailbox.org>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2017 04:30:48 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

* gnu/packages/fonts.scm (font-cns11643): New variable.
---
 gnu/packages/fonts.scm | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/fonts.scm b/gnu/packages/fonts.scm
index 2452a1c81..821fce69a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/fonts.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/fonts.scm
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 José Miguel Sánchez García <jmi2k@openmailbox.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Alex Griffin <a@ajgrf.com>
+;;; Copyrihgt © 2017 Brendan Tildesley <brendan.tildesley@openmailbox.org> 
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -518,6 +519,64 @@ fonts are intended to support the characters necessary to render or display
 text in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.")
     (license license:silofl1.1)))
 
+(define-public font-cns11643
+  (package
+    (name "font-cns11643")
+    (version "98.1.20170405")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri "http://www.cns11643.gov.tw/AIDB/Open_Data.zip")
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "1kyfrwamr8zpdp4qw3z9j3cimhsvr4xd05dmxmfphiknlbr6d455"))))
+    (outputs '("out" "tw-kai" "tw-sung"))
+    (build-system trivial-build-system)
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("unzip" ,unzip)))
+    (arguments
+     `(#:modules ((guix build utils))
+       #:builder
+       (begin
+         (use-modules (guix build utils))
+         (let* ((font-dir "/share/fonts/truetype/cns11643")
+                (out (string-append %output font-dir))
+                (unzip (string-append
+                        (assoc-ref %build-inputs "unzip") "/bin/unzip"))
+                (tw-kai (string-append
+                         (assoc-ref %outputs "tw-kai") font-dir))
+                (tw-sung (string-append
+                          (assoc-ref %outputs "tw-sung") font-dir)))
+           (system* unzip (assoc-ref %build-inputs "source"))
+           (chdir "Open_Data/Fonts/")
+           (install-file "TW-Kai-98_1.ttf" tw-kai)
+           (install-file "TW-Sung-98_1.ttf" tw-sung)
+           (install-file "TW-Kai-98_1.ttf" out)
+           (install-file "TW-Kai-Ext-B-98_1.ttf" out)
+           (install-file "TW-Kai-Plus-98_1.ttf" out)
+           (install-file "TW-Sung-98_1.ttf" out)
+           (install-file "TW-Sung-Ext-B-98_1.ttf" out)
+           (install-file "TW-Sung-Plus-98_1.ttf" out)))))
+    (home-page "http://www.cns11643.gov.tw/AIDB/welcome.do")
+    (synopsis "CJK TrueType fonts, TW-Kai and TW-Sung")
+    (description
+     "@code{CNS 11643} character set (Chinese National Standard, or Chinese
+Standard Interchange Code) is the standard character set of the Republic of
+China (Taiwan) for Chinese Characters and other Unicode symbols.  Contained
+are six TrueType fonts based on two script styles, Regular Script (Kai), and
+Sung/Ming Script, each with three variants:
+
+@itemize
+@item @code{CNS 11643} (@code{TW-Kai} and @code{TW-Sung}): Tens of thousands
+of CJK characters from frequency tables published by the Taiwanese
+Ministry of Education.  ISO 10646 and Unicode compatible code encoding.
+@item @code{Big-5 Plus}: Several thousand frequently used CJK characters
+encoded in the user defined area of the Big-5 code.
+@item @code{Big-5 Extended}: A Big-5 character set based on the
+@code{Big-5 Plus} and @code{CNS 11643} character sets.
+@end itemize\n")
+    (license (license:non-copyleft
+              "http://data.gov.tw/license"))))
+
 (define-public font-wqy-zenhei
   (package
     (name "font-wqy-zenhei")
-- 
2.12.2

bug#26702: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

[Marius Bakke]

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Hi Brendan, thanks for this!

Brendan Tildesley <brendan.tildesley@openmailbox.org> writes:

> * gnu/packages/fonts.scm (font-cns11643): New variable.

[...]
  
> +(define-public font-cns11643
> +  (package
> +    (name "font-cns11643")
> +    (version "98.1.20170405")
> +    (source (origin
> +              (method url-fetch)
> +              (uri "http://www.cns11643.gov.tw/AIDB/Open_Data.zip")
> +              (sha256
> +               (base32
> +                "1kyfrwamr8zpdp4qw3z9j3cimhsvr4xd05dmxmfphiknlbr6d455"))))

I'm getting a different hash when downloading this:

@ build-failed /gnu/store/b4s6pjp7pvwn5028zxm7dn7hxb7akhxn-Open_Data.zip.drv - 1 output path `/gnu/store/kv2291fl8p8r3ic15pp68751qncrv830-Open_Data.zip' should have sha256 hash `1kyfrwamr8zpdp4qw3z9j3cimhsvr4xd05dmxmfphiknlbr6d455', instead has `02kb3bwjrra0k2hlr2p8xswd2y0xs6j8d9vm6yrby734h02a40qf'

Maybe I'm getting a newer version? If this is updated in-place upstream
very frequently, it would be good to have a way to access older
downloads. Any ideas?

Minor nit-picks follow, but I've corrected this in my local branch:

> +    (outputs '("out" "tw-kai" "tw-sung"))
> +    (build-system trivial-build-system)
> +    (native-inputs
> +     `(("unzip" ,unzip)))
> +    (arguments
> +     `(#:modules ((guix build utils))
> +       #:builder
> +       (begin
> +         (use-modules (guix build utils))
> +         (let* ((font-dir "/share/fonts/truetype/cns11643")
> +                (out (string-append %output font-dir))

I've changes this to use (assoc-ref outputs "out") instead of the
magical %output.

> +                (unzip (string-append
> +                        (assoc-ref %build-inputs "unzip") "/bin/unzip"))
> +                (tw-kai (string-append
> +                         (assoc-ref %outputs "tw-kai") font-dir))
> +                (tw-sung (string-append
> +                          (assoc-ref %outputs "tw-sung") font-dir)))
> +           (system* unzip (assoc-ref %build-inputs "source"))
> +           (chdir "Open_Data/Fonts/")
> +           (install-file "TW-Kai-98_1.ttf" tw-kai)
> +           (install-file "TW-Sung-98_1.ttf" tw-sung)
> +           (install-file "TW-Kai-98_1.ttf" out)
> +           (install-file "TW-Kai-Ext-B-98_1.ttf" out)
> +           (install-file "TW-Kai-Plus-98_1.ttf" out)
> +           (install-file "TW-Sung-98_1.ttf" out)
> +           (install-file "TW-Sung-Ext-B-98_1.ttf" out)
> +           (install-file "TW-Sung-Plus-98_1.ttf" out)))))

And added a #t at the end here, since the return value of "install-file"
is unspecified.

> +    (home-page "http://www.cns11643.gov.tw/AIDB/welcome.do")
> +    (synopsis "CJK TrueType fonts, TW-Kai and TW-Sung")
> +    (description
> +     "@code{CNS 11643} character set (Chinese National Standard, or Chinese
> +Standard Interchange Code) is the standard character set of the Republic of
> +China (Taiwan) for Chinese Characters and other Unicode symbols.  Contained
> +are six TrueType fonts based on two script styles, Regular Script (Kai), and
> +Sung/Ming Script, each with three variants:
> +
> +@itemize
> +@item @code{CNS 11643} (@code{TW-Kai} and @code{TW-Sung}): Tens of thousands
> +of CJK characters from frequency tables published by the Taiwanese
> +Ministry of Education.  ISO 10646 and Unicode compatible code encoding.
> +@item @code{Big-5 Plus}: Several thousand frequently used CJK characters
> +encoded in the user defined area of the Big-5 code.
> +@item @code{Big-5 Extended}: A Big-5 character set based on the
> +@code{Big-5 Plus} and @code{CNS 11643} character sets.
> +@end itemize\n")
> +    (license (license:non-copyleft
> +              "http://data.gov.tw/license"))))

...and added a comment about this license being compatible with CC-BY
4.0 here.

Thanks a lot for packaging these!

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bug#26702: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

[Kei Kebreau]

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Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com> writes:

> Hi Brendan, thanks for this!
>
> Brendan Tildesley <brendan.tildesley@openmailbox.org> writes:
>
>> * gnu/packages/fonts.scm (font-cns11643): New variable.
>
> [...]
>   
>> +(define-public font-cns11643
>> +  (package
>> +    (name "font-cns11643")
>> +    (version "98.1.20170405")
>> +    (source (origin
>> +              (method url-fetch)
>> +              (uri "http://www.cns11643.gov.tw/AIDB/Open_Data.zip")
>> +              (sha256
>> +               (base32
>> +                "1kyfrwamr8zpdp4qw3z9j3cimhsvr4xd05dmxmfphiknlbr6d455"))))
>
> I'm getting a different hash when downloading this:
>
> @ build-failed
> /gnu/store/b4s6pjp7pvwn5028zxm7dn7hxb7akhxn-Open_Data.zip.drv - 1
> output path
> `/gnu/store/kv2291fl8p8r3ic15pp68751qncrv830-Open_Data.zip' should
> have sha256 hash
> `1kyfrwamr8zpdp4qw3z9j3cimhsvr4xd05dmxmfphiknlbr6d455', instead has
> `02kb3bwjrra0k2hlr2p8xswd2y0xs6j8d9vm6yrby734h02a40qf'
>

I just wanted to say that I get the same incorrect hash when downloading
the source.

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bug#26702: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

[Brendan Tildesley]

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Marius Bakke 於 2017-05-01 01:10 寫道:
> Hi Brendan, thanks for this!
>
> Brendan Tildesley <brendan.tildesley@openmailbox.org> writes:
>
>> * gnu/packages/fonts.scm (font-cns11643): New variable.
> [...]
>   
>> +(define-public font-cns11643
>> +  (package
>> +    (name "font-cns11643")
>> +    (version "98.1.20170405")
>> +    (source (origin
>> +              (method url-fetch)
>> +              (uri "http://www.cns11643.gov.tw/AIDB/Open_Data.zip")
>> +              (sha256
>> +               (base32
>> +                "1kyfrwamr8zpdp4qw3z9j3cimhsvr4xd05dmxmfphiknlbr6d455"))))
> I'm getting a different hash when downloading this:
>
> @ build-failed /gnu/store/b4s6pjp7pvwn5028zxm7dn7hxb7akhxn-Open_Data.zip.drv - 1 output path `/gnu/store/kv2291fl8p8r3ic15pp68751qncrv830-Open_Data.zip' should have sha256 hash `1kyfrwamr8zpdp4qw3z9j3cimhsvr4xd05dmxmfphiknlbr6d455', instead has `02kb3bwjrra0k2hlr2p8xswd2y0xs6j8d9vm6yrby734h02a40qf'
>
> Maybe I'm getting a newer version? If this is updated in-place upstream
> very frequently, it would be good to have a way to access older
> downloads. Any ideas?
>
> Minor nit-picks follow, but I've corrected this in my local branch:
I have confirmed that the new hash represents an update to the font. I
have thought about hosting this file, but I'm not sure where I can host
~300MiB. Also, It means I have to bother updating that file frequently.
On the other hand if we use upstream, a failing hash typically means
there is an update. There is unlikely any other Guix user interested in
these fonts at the present. So I'm not sure what to do.
>> +    (outputs '("out" "tw-kai" "tw-sung"))
>> +    (build-system trivial-build-system)
>> +    (native-inputs
>> +     `(("unzip" ,unzip)))
>> +    (arguments
>> +     `(#:modules ((guix build utils))
>> +       #:builder
>> +       (begin
>> +         (use-modules (guix build utils))
>> +         (let* ((font-dir "/share/fonts/truetype/cns11643")
>> +                (out (string-append %output font-dir))
> I've changes this to use (assoc-ref outputs "out") instead of the
> magical %output.
Ok, I don't understand much about those. Are the uses of %outputs (with
the 's') below also problematic?
>> +                (unzip (string-append
>> +                        (assoc-ref %build-inputs "unzip") "/bin/unzip"))
>> +                (tw-kai (string-append
>> +                         (assoc-ref %outputs "tw-kai") font-dir))
>> +                (tw-sung (string-append
>> +                          (assoc-ref %outputs "tw-sung") font-dir)))
>> +           (system* unzip (assoc-ref %build-inputs "source"))
>> +           (chdir "Open_Data/Fonts/")
>> +           (install-file "TW-Kai-98_1.ttf" tw-kai)
>> +           (install-file "TW-Sung-98_1.ttf" tw-sung)
>> +           (install-file "TW-Kai-98_1.ttf" out)
>> +           (install-file "TW-Kai-Ext-B-98_1.ttf" out)
>> +           (install-file "TW-Kai-Plus-98_1.ttf" out)
>> +           (install-file "TW-Sung-98_1.ttf" out)
>> +           (install-file "TW-Sung-Ext-B-98_1.ttf" out)
>> +           (install-file "TW-Sung-Plus-98_1.ttf" out)))))
> And added a #t at the end here, since the return value of "install-file"
> is unspecified.
>
>> [...]
>> +    (license (license:non-copyleft
>> +              "http://data.gov.tw/license"))))
> ...and added a comment about this license being compatible with CC-BY
> 4.0 here.
>
> Thanks a lot for packaging these!

I have attached an updated patch file, and will follow up a with [PATCH
2/2] update


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From 88afaaa9307ccb62fbfa9a4809c5a6b27a69dc30 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brendan Tildesley <brendan.tildesley@openmailbox.org>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2017 04:30:48 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

* gnu/packages/fonts.scm (font-cns11643): New variable.
---
 gnu/packages/fonts.scm | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/fonts.scm b/gnu/packages/fonts.scm
index 2452a1c81..83ac27c6c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/fonts.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/fonts.scm
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 José Miguel Sánchez García <jmi2k@openmailbox.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Alex Griffin <a@ajgrf.com>
+;;; Copyright © 2017 Brendan Tildesley <brendan.tildesley@openmailbox.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -518,6 +519,66 @@ fonts are intended to support the characters necessary to render or display
 text in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.")
     (license license:silofl1.1)))
 
+(define-public font-cns11643
+  (package
+    (name "font-cns11643")
+    (version "98.1.20170405")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri "http://www.cns11643.gov.tw/AIDB/Open_Data.zip")
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "02kb3bwjrra0k2hlr2p8xswd2y0xs6j8d9vm6yrby734h02a40qf"))))
+    (outputs '("out" "tw-kai" "tw-sung"))
+    (build-system trivial-build-system)
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("unzip" ,unzip)))
+    (arguments
+     `(#:modules ((guix build utils))
+       #:builder
+       (begin
+         (use-modules (guix build utils))
+         (let* ((font-dir "/share/fonts/truetype/cns11643")
+                (out (string-append
+                      (assoc-ref %outputs "out") font-dir))
+                (tw-kai (string-append
+                         (assoc-ref %outputs "tw-kai") font-dir))
+                (tw-sung (string-append
+                          (assoc-ref %outputs "tw-sung") font-dir))
+                (unzip (string-append
+                        (assoc-ref %build-inputs "unzip") "/bin/unzip")))
+           (system* unzip (assoc-ref %build-inputs "source"))
+           (chdir "Open_Data/Fonts/")
+           (install-file "TW-Kai-98_1.ttf" tw-kai)
+           (install-file "TW-Sung-98_1.ttf" tw-sung)
+           (install-file "TW-Kai-98_1.ttf" out)
+           (install-file "TW-Kai-Ext-B-98_1.ttf" out)
+           (install-file "TW-Kai-Plus-98_1.ttf" out)
+           (install-file "TW-Sung-98_1.ttf" out)
+           (install-file "TW-Sung-Ext-B-98_1.ttf" out)
+           (install-file "TW-Sung-Plus-98_1.ttf" out)
+           #t))))
+    (home-page "http://www.cns11643.gov.tw/AIDB/welcome.do")
+    (synopsis "CJK TrueType fonts, TW-Kai and TW-Sung")
+    (description
+     "@code{CNS 11643} character set (Chinese National Standard, or Chinese
+Standard Interchange Code) is the standard character set of the Republic of
+China (Taiwan) for Chinese Characters and other Unicode symbols.  Contained
+are six TrueType fonts based on two script styles, Regular script (Kai), and
+Sung/Ming script, each with three variants:
+
+@itemize
+@item @code{CNS 11643} (@code{TW-Kai} and @code{TW-Sung}): Tens of thousands
+of CJK characters from frequency tables published by the Taiwanese
+Ministry of Education.  ISO 10646 and Unicode compatible encoding.
+@item @code{Big-5 Plus}: Several thousand frequently used CJK characters
+encoded in the user defined area of the Big-5 code.
+@item @code{Big-5 Extended}: A Big-5 character set based on the
+@code{Big-5 Plus} and @code{CNS 11643} character sets.
+@end itemize\n")
+    (license (license:non-copyleft
+              "http://data.gov.tw/license")))) ; CC-BY 4.0 compatible
+
 (define-public font-wqy-zenhei
   (package
     (name "font-wqy-zenhei")
-- 
2.12.2

bug#26702: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

[Marius Bakke]

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Brendan Tildesley <brendan.tildesley@openmailbox.org> writes:

> Marius Bakke 於 2017-05-01 01:10 寫道:
>> Hi Brendan, thanks for this!
>>
>> Brendan Tildesley <brendan.tildesley@openmailbox.org> writes:
>>
>>> * gnu/packages/fonts.scm (font-cns11643): New variable.
>> [...]
>>   
>>> +(define-public font-cns11643
>>> +  (package
>>> +    (name "font-cns11643")
>>> +    (version "98.1.20170405")
>>> +    (source (origin
>>> +              (method url-fetch)
>>> +              (uri "http://www.cns11643.gov.tw/AIDB/Open_Data.zip")
>>> +              (sha256
>>> +               (base32
>>> +                "1kyfrwamr8zpdp4qw3z9j3cimhsvr4xd05dmxmfphiknlbr6d455"))))
>> I'm getting a different hash when downloading this:
>>
>> @ build-failed /gnu/store/b4s6pjp7pvwn5028zxm7dn7hxb7akhxn-Open_Data.zip.drv - 1 output path `/gnu/store/kv2291fl8p8r3ic15pp68751qncrv830-Open_Data.zip' should have sha256 hash `1kyfrwamr8zpdp4qw3z9j3cimhsvr4xd05dmxmfphiknlbr6d455', instead has `02kb3bwjrra0k2hlr2p8xswd2y0xs6j8d9vm6yrby734h02a40qf'
>>
>> Maybe I'm getting a newer version? If this is updated in-place upstream
>> very frequently, it would be good to have a way to access older
>> downloads. Any ideas?
>>
>> Minor nit-picks follow, but I've corrected this in my local branch:
> I have confirmed that the new hash represents an update to the font. I
> have thought about hosting this file, but I'm not sure where I can host
> ~300MiB. Also, It means I have to bother updating that file frequently.
> On the other hand if we use upstream, a failing hash typically means
> there is an update. There is unlikely any other Guix user interested in
> these fonts at the present. So I'm not sure what to do.

Thanks for checking! Where did you take the version number and datestamp
from? Are you willing to help maintain this package?

The current situation is suboptimal, but I think it's fine if we can
ping you about any problems. What do you think?

I've committed this for now, let's see how long it holds. I may be able
to provide a fallback mirror in a not-too-distant future, but immediate
suggestions welcome.

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bug#26702: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

[Alex Kost]

Marius Bakke (2017-04-30 17:10 +0200) wrote:

>> +    (outputs '("out" "tw-kai" "tw-sung"))
>> +    (build-system trivial-build-system)
>> +    (native-inputs
>> +     `(("unzip" ,unzip)))
>> +    (arguments
>> +     `(#:modules ((guix build utils))
>> +       #:builder
>> +       (begin
>> +         (use-modules (guix build utils))
>> +         (let* ((font-dir "/share/fonts/truetype/cns11643")
>> +                (out (string-append %output font-dir))
>
> I've changes this to use (assoc-ref outputs "out") instead of the
> magical %output.

I would leave the magical %output :-)  Besides (assoc-ref outputs "out")
wouldn't work here; you probably meant (assoc-ref %outputs "out").

Regarding “%output” vs “(assoc-ref %outputs "out")”: I always prefer the
former (Ludovic prefers the latter).  Why does “%output” exist anyway,
if not for using it?

-- 
Alex

bug#26702: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

[Alex Kost]

Brendan Tildesley (2017-05-02 00:43 +1000) wrote:

> Marius Bakke 於 2017-05-01 01:10 寫道:
[...]
>>> +    (outputs '("out" "tw-kai" "tw-sung"))
>>> +    (build-system trivial-build-system)
>>> +    (native-inputs
>>> +     `(("unzip" ,unzip)))
>>> +    (arguments
>>> +     `(#:modules ((guix build utils))
>>> +       #:builder
>>> +       (begin
>>> +         (use-modules (guix build utils))
>>> +         (let* ((font-dir "/share/fonts/truetype/cns11643")
>>> +                (out (string-append %output font-dir))
>> I've changes this to use (assoc-ref outputs "out") instead of the
>> magical %output.
> Ok, I don't understand much about those. Are the uses of %outputs (with
> the 's') below also problematic?

No they are OK, moreover this is the only way to access the outputs.

-- 
Alex

bug#26702: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

[Alex Kost]

Marius Bakke (2017-05-02 00:34 +0200) wrote:

> Brendan Tildesley <brendan.tildesley@openmailbox.org> writes:
[...]
>> I have confirmed that the new hash represents an update to the font. I
>> have thought about hosting this file, but I'm not sure where I can host
>> ~300MiB. Also, It means I have to bother updating that file frequently.
>> On the other hand if we use upstream, a failing hash typically means
>> there is an update. There is unlikely any other Guix user interested in
>> these fonts at the present. So I'm not sure what to do.
>
> Thanks for checking! Where did you take the version number and datestamp
> from? Are you willing to help maintain this package?
>
> The current situation is suboptimal, but I think it's fine if we can
> ping you about any problems. What do you think?
>
> I've committed this for now, let's see how long it holds. I may be able
> to provide a fallback mirror in a not-too-distant future, but immediate
> suggestions welcome.

Hi Marius, I've just found that you pushed this patch but didn't close
this "bug thread" (or whatever it should be called).  Was it intentional?

-- 
Alex

bug#26702: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

[Ludovic Courtès]

Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:

> Marius Bakke (2017-04-30 17:10 +0200) wrote:
>
>>> +    (outputs '("out" "tw-kai" "tw-sung"))
>>> +    (build-system trivial-build-system)
>>> +    (native-inputs
>>> +     `(("unzip" ,unzip)))
>>> +    (arguments
>>> +     `(#:modules ((guix build utils))
>>> +       #:builder
>>> +       (begin
>>> +         (use-modules (guix build utils))
>>> +         (let* ((font-dir "/share/fonts/truetype/cns11643")
>>> +                (out (string-append %output font-dir))
>>
>> I've changes this to use (assoc-ref outputs "out") instead of the
>> magical %output.
>
> I would leave the magical %output :-)  Besides (assoc-ref outputs "out")
> wouldn't work here; you probably meant (assoc-ref %outputs "out").
>
> Regarding “%output” vs “(assoc-ref %outputs "out")”: I always prefer the
> former (Ludovic prefers the latter).  Why does “%output” exist anyway,
> if not for using it?

Both are meant to disappear with the advent of gexps anyway.  :-)

Ludo’.

bug#26702: [PATCH 1/2] gnu: Add font-cns11643

[Marius Bakke]

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Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> writes:

> Marius Bakke (2017-05-02 00:34 +0200) wrote:
>
>> Brendan Tildesley <brendan.tildesley@openmailbox.org> writes:
> [...]
>>> I have confirmed that the new hash represents an update to the font. I
>>> have thought about hosting this file, but I'm not sure where I can host
>>> ~300MiB. Also, It means I have to bother updating that file frequently.
>>> On the other hand if we use upstream, a failing hash typically means
>>> there is an update. There is unlikely any other Guix user interested in
>>> these fonts at the present. So I'm not sure what to do.
>>
>> Thanks for checking! Where did you take the version number and datestamp
>> from? Are you willing to help maintain this package?
>>
>> The current situation is suboptimal, but I think it's fine if we can
>> ping you about any problems. What do you think?
>>
>> I've committed this for now, let's see how long it holds. I may be able
>> to provide a fallback mirror in a not-too-distant future, but immediate
>> suggestions welcome.
>
> Hi Marius, I've just found that you pushed this patch but didn't close
> this "bug thread" (or whatever it should be called).  Was it intentional?

Oops, didn't realize the two patches were in separate bugs. Closing this
one too.

Still waiting for feedback about extracting version information, though.

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