From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Darrington Subject: Re: Warning on using GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2017 15:08:35 +0100 Message-ID: <20170209140835.GA30957@jocasta.intra> References: <20170209133048.GA23419@mail.thebird.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="17pEHd4RhPHOinZp" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53361) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cbpP2-0007ob-LZ for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Feb 2017 09:08:53 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cbpOy-0008CL-Ay for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Feb 2017 09:08:52 -0500 Received: from de.cellform.com ([88.217.224.109]:57610 helo=jocasta.intra) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cbpOy-00089r-36 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Feb 2017 09:08:48 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20170209133048.GA23419@mail.thebird.nl> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Pjotr Prins Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org --17pEHd4RhPHOinZp Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Feb 09, 2017 at 01:30:48PM +0000, Pjotr Prins wrote: @FOSDEM we concluded that GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH does not necessarily work that wel. I added to my guix-notes the following: =20 +Note that, even though GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH can be a feasible way of +adding and maintaining packages, it has two largish downsides: (1) it +is removed from the main package tree and therefore not easily shared +and integrated and (2) to remain compatible you need to juggle two git +trees which may go out of synch. Those are indeed cavaets. But whether they are "downsides" or "largish" is a matter for individual users to decide. Some people 1) don't want to share the pacakges they create; and/or 2) are prepared to accept the effort keeping the two things in sync. J' =20 --=20 Avoid eavesdropping. Send strong encrypted email. PGP Public key ID: 1024D/2DE827B3=20 fingerprint =3D 8797 A26D 0854 2EAB 0285 A290 8A67 719C 2DE8 27B3 See http://sks-keyservers.net or any PGP keyserver for public key. --17pEHd4RhPHOinZp Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iEYEARECAAYFAlicd+MACgkQimdxnC3oJ7OZngCfYo2YfI14HigpQ4pEYcDwXqAF 2+QAnA2VuJYtaOt1SfEb8ZdnncClWnpF =kLPA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --17pEHd4RhPHOinZp--