From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: mhw@netris.org
Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Making 'file' an implicit native input in core-updates
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 23:33:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <877g22978h.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87mwazasyc.fsf@netris.org> (mhw@netris.org's message of "Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:58:51 -0400")
mhw@netris.org skribis:
> Given that this problem is becoming increasingly common, I think we
> should add 'file' as an implicit native-input for the gnu-build-system
> in core-updates, and also add a new phase to %standard-phases that
> substitutes /usr/bin/file in the usual places with a path that works in
> the build environment.
Yes, that makes sense.
If you want, you (yes, you ;-)) can start it in a branch off
core-updates, or directly in core-updates, if that’s fine this way.
I had reported the Libtool issue at <http://bugs.gnu.org/17840>, but the
thread eventually stalled.
Thanks,
Ludo’.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-08-20 21:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-08-20 18:58 Making 'file' an implicit native input in core-updates mhw
2014-08-20 19:21 ` Eric Bavier
2014-08-20 21:33 ` Ludovic Courtès [this message]
2014-08-21 16:02 ` [PATCHES] Add 'file' to %final-inputs; patch /usr/bin/file mhw
2014-08-22 6:12 ` mhw
2014-08-22 9:09 ` Ludovic Courtès
2014-08-22 9:03 ` Ludovic Courtès
2014-08-30 20:22 ` Ludovic Courtès
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