Re: [PATCH] gnu: grep: Fix for gnulib library.

[Manolis Ragkousis <manolis837@gmail.com>]

Hello Ludo,

On 03/11/2017 01:31 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> rennes@openmailbox.org skribis:
> 
>> From f76585a44afdc41187df768eec79fb723713cf0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>> From: rennes <rennes@openmailbox.org>
>> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 23:21:49 -0600
>> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: grep: Fix for gnulib library.
>>
>> * gnu/packages/patches/grep-gnulib-lock.patch: New file.                                                  
>> * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
> 
> Looks like we missed this ‘core-updates’ cycle.  :-/
> 
> To apply it without triggering a full rebuild, you could instead add a
> phase that invokes ‘patch’ to apply it, only when the cross-compilation
> target or system is GNU/Hurd.
> 
> Like:
> 
>   ,@(if (gnu/hurd?)
>         `((add-before 'configure 'patch …))
>         '())  ;nothing
> 
> Could you try that?

Even though this would work, maybe we should wait for the next
core-updates circle in order to avoid more (if (hurd)..) patches.

Rene WDYT?

Manolis