Re: Planning for 0.8.2

[Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>]

ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes:

> It’s about time to prepare for 0.8.2.  Here’s what I think should be
> completed by then:
>
>   • ‘wip-build-systems-gexp’ merged in ‘core-updates’, although if that
>     turns out to involve more work than expected, I’m happy to delay it
>     until the next release.
>
>   • New phase to validate NEEDED against RUNPATH (see
>     <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=20039#11>; we're
>     almost there.)
>
>   • ‘guix publish’ merged in (I think it's ready now, right?)
>
>   • ‘guix import hackage’ and ‘haskell-build-system’.
>
>   • LibreOffice (anyone?), Hydra(?).
>
>   • Addressing the bug reports that have accumulated since the last
>     release.  Many are packaging and usability issues that are easily
>     addressed, I think.  I invite everyone to look at them.  A bug fix a
>     day, keeps the doctor away!
>
> Anything else?  What do people think?

I'd like to add one more item to the list:

  * Clean /var/run and /tmp at boot time.

Also, it would be nice to fix <http://bugs.gnu.org/20102> before the
0.8.2 release, since it renders Guix essentially unusable on armhf.

Is anyone willing to help with this?  As it is, I seem to be the only
person working on either MIPS or ARM.

      Mark