Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> writes:

>>> Guix can handle downloading patches, so there’s really no need for
>>> switching in my opinion.  “gnu/packages/bash.scm” could be used as a
>>> reference for how to deal with a large number of patches.
>>
>> vim-7.4 ended at 2367 patches[0]. 8.0 is currently at 51 (four since
>> yesterday!), whereas bash has 42, so they are not really comparable. I
>> think vim would rarely be updated, if it required downloading and
>> creating potentially hundreds of patch references at once.
>>
>> They are also not signed, though we could rely on the MD5SUMS file.
>>
>> With this information, do you still think a custom patch importer is
>> better? I don't really mind either way, but someone needs to make it :)
>
> No, you convinced me :)  Thanks for your patience!

Thanks for questioning my oft-rushed conclusions! :)
I updated vim in a9afb956b3232ccfb7deaf3feed02b60a12d65bf.