From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id 2BLTBYyesV9CPAAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2020 21:33:00 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id MHmgAYyesV8hYQAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2020 21:33:00 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D0FBD9400D3 for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2020 21:32:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:34586 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kePdq-0004nC-Qv for larch@yhetil.org; Sun, 15 Nov 2020 16:32:58 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:44830) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kePdX-0004mX-1n for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Nov 2020 16:32:39 -0500 Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]:49992) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kePdV-0004FB-2C for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 15 Nov 2020 16:32:38 -0500 Received: from bell.riseup.net (bell-pn.riseup.net [10.0.1.178]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.riseup.net", Issuer "Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA" (not verified)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4CZ55b16xMzFdpQ for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2020 13:32:35 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=riseup.net; s=squak; t=1605475955; bh=mADLLpRtOzj1hTqvqQKphM9aZrdHkjnn2SXxm0ZJYzU=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=G1ydEKnkKcUqk+wwMErm7kdgCvmR0a+B0UgOkosMk6JNIrqOI66BuGh9MuxQMGF7w aa0snZ6uSgJTLLiGYOITnJJ4VPa4kDTOGS8c4zzK9D0qhucxggGTqdBLrmN//kSFV6 mr2Ji7gseSS9QLnj46wdyif1Uhzd+z47crymKtho= X-Riseup-User-ID: 7477835A4310B57B0DE064BACC1E6874FA1CBC1C613647E8AB2BBE72031258C3 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bell.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4CZ55Z35dszJmwZ for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2020 13:32:34 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2020 22:24:29 +0100 From: raingloom To: guix-devel@gnu.org Subject: Re: A plan for parameterized packages Message-ID: <20201115222429.40243606@riseup.net> In-Reply-To: <20201115214658.41223d15@scratchpost.org> References: <87eeku8trb.fsf@gnu.org> <20201115214658.41223d15@scratchpost.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=198.252.153.129; envelope-from=raingloom@riseup.net; helo=mx1.riseup.net X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: First seen = 2020/11/15 16:32:36 X-ACL-Warn: Detected OS = Linux 3.11 and newer [fuzzy] X-Spam_score_int: -27 X-Spam_score: -2.8 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.8 / 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_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=-0.01, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=-0.01, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list 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+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" X-Scanner: ns3122888.ip-94-23-21.eu Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=riseup.net header.s=squak header.b=G1ydEKnk; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=riseup.net; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.71 X-TUID: JGlBjTTqK0Uc On Sun, 15 Nov 2020 21:46:58 +0100 Danny Milosavljevic wrote: > Hi Ludo, >=20 > nice feature! >=20 > On Sun, 15 Nov 2020 17:33:28 +0100 > Ludovic Court=C3=A8s wrote: >=20 > > An important question: do we have examples of packages for which > > we=E2=80=99d like to have parameters? >=20 > For the embedded/flash rom side: >=20 > * Enable/disable building the documentation. I really don't need a > 40 MiB manual stored onto a 16 MiB firmware flash chip. If that's > better done as an extra output, fair enough. > ...... Alpine already achieves an incredibly tiny install size by splitting packages into many outputs. We could and should do the same. As far as I know, they do not have parameterized packages.