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From: Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz>
Subject: Re: guix package conflict
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 19:26:30 +0200
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Carlo Zancanaro <carlo@zancanaro.id.au> writes:

> It looks like `guix package -u` compares the version of the=20
> package, and only updates if the package's version has changed=20
> (and even then, only if it has increased). This means that if a=20
> package's inputs (and thus its store hash) have changed, but its=20
> version has not, the version left in the profile will have=20
> outdated inputs, which can conflict if they are propagated. So=20
> `guix package -u` doesn't fix this problem.
>
> `guix package -i`, on the other hand, just installs whatever it's=20
> told to, so it will install the same package at the same version,=20
> but with updated inputs. Then all the propagated inputs end up=20
> being the same, so there is no conflict.

I didn't know that! O.o
Is this documented in the manual?

=2D-=20
Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/

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