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Subject: Re: Single channel update (or channels vs. GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH)
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Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz> skribis:

> Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net> writes:
>> It=E2=80=99s just a list.  You can cons onto it.
>
> What I meant is that it does not seem possible to
>
> (list (channel
>        (inherit %default-channels
> 			 (commit "..."))))
>
> Or even
>
>   (set-channel-commit %default-channels "...")
>
> But maybe it's not worth it considering it's only 4 lines.

=E2=80=98%default-channels=E2=80=99 is a list, not a <channel> record, so w=
hat you
suggest above cannot work.

But you can do:

  (list (channel
          (inherit (first %default-channels))
          =E2=80=A6))

That=E2=80=99s what the stable-channel trick I posted does.

Ludo=E2=80=99.