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From: Philippe Veber <philippe.veber@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: List available versions of package.
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To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
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Alright, thanks for all the clarifications!

Le mer. 26 juin 2019 =C3=A0 22:25, Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> a =
=C3=A9crit :

>
> Philippe Veber <philippe.veber@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I suppose dependencies of these
> > packages have to be maintained in the same channel right? Otherwise, if=
 I
> > rely on packages from guix distribution, they can be dropped or updated
> to
> > an incompatible version at any moment. That scares me a little, because
> it
> > could break my channel anytime, or am I mistaken?
>
> This is correct; it=E2=80=99s the Linux model of API stability: you need =
to make
> sure that your code remains compatible.
>
> --
> Ricardo
>
>