Re: StumpWM package doesn't work

[Andy Patterson <ajpatter@uwaterloo.ca>]

On Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:53:16 +0100
ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) wrote:

> Andy Patterson <ajpatter@uwaterloo.ca> skribis:
> 
> > On Sun, 27 Nov 2016 21:43:23 +0100
> > ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) wrote:
> >  
> >> iyzsong@member.fsf.org (宋文武) skribis:
> >>   
> >> > Toni Reina <areina@riseup.net> writes:
> >> >    
> >> >> Hello,
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm trying to install `sbcl-stumpwm` package and looks like it
> >> >> doesn't work correctly. It's installed with no errors, but it
> >> >> doesn't generate the stumpwm binary file.
> >> >>
> >> >> The following package will be installed:
> >> >>    sbcl-stumpwm
> >> >> 0.9.9   /gnu/store/z92ri0kgjdavkp7llav1db0dia44sbid-sbcl-stumpwm-0.9.9
> >> >>
> >> >> ls /gnu/store/z92ri0kgjdavkp7llav1db0dia44sbid-sbcl-stumpwm-0.9.9    
> >> >> -> lib  share    
> >> >>    
> >> >
> >> > It's in the "bin" output of sbcl-stumpwm package, you can get it
> >> > with:
> >> >
> >> > guix package -i sbcl-stumpwm:bin    
> >> 
> >> It might be clearer to have an “out” and a “lib” output (instead of
> >> “bin” and “out”).  WDYT, Andy & 宋文武?  
> >
> > I think that would basically shift the awkwardness from package
> > installation over to package development, since it would then be
> > required that all dependants of stumpwm use the lib output in the
> > inputs field (but only on sbcl? - since ecl binaries aren't
> > supported just yet).   
> 
> OK but there’s only one dependent:
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> $ guix refresh -l sbcl-stumpwm
> A single dependent package: sbcl-stumpwm-with-slynk-0.9.9
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> So I think it would be preferable to do it the way I suggest, no?
> 

Sure, I agree. Packages which have a program built are more likely to
be leaves, after all.

Since there haven't been other replies, I think we've reached a
consensus. I'll work to roll this into other updates in the Lisp
packaging area, and report back.

--
Andy