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In-Reply-To: <87o7dni4a4.fsf@zancanaro.id.au> References: <87h6jfzf14.fsf@posteo.net> <87o7dni4a4.fsf@zancanaro.id.au> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:53:07 +0000 Message-ID: <87ply12mik.fsf@d2.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.67.36.66; envelope-from=plattfot@posteo.net; helo=mout02.posteo.de X-Spam_score_int: -43 X-Spam_score: -4.4 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H5=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -8.96 X-Migadu-Scanner: mx13.migadu.com X-Spam-Score: -8.96 X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 6754B51564 X-TUID: wtJxqitv+lVt Hi, Carlo Zancanaro writes: > On Sun, Jan 14 2024, Fredrik Salomonsson wrote: >> 3) Copy an older definition that works to my custom channel, add a >> prefix and use that until it is fixed. > > This is what I do. Or, more accurately, I copy it into my home.scm file > and use the package object directly. That way it's clear why it exists, > and it's easier to remove when I no longer need it. > >> My question what is the best practice for this? ... Maybe something >> with the time-machine? > > I don't know about best practice, but I think at one point I did use > inferiors for this (which is what time machine users under the hood). > Unfortunately I can't remember why I stopped. > > If you'd like to go this way, the documentation in "(guix) Inferiors" > has a short example of getting a package out of a different Guix > version. It's pretty straightforward. I'll check out Inferiors, thanks for the link. It sounds like there are some dragons going that route though. So step 3 might be the happy medium. -- s/Fred[re]+i[ck]+/Fredrik/g