Obsolete packages listed as available

Obsolete packages listed as available

[Andreas Enge]

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Hello,

when executing
   guix-package --list-available | grep mit
I see two packages:
mit-krb5        1.11    distro/packages/mit-krb5.scm:29:3
mit-krb5        1.11    distro/packages/sasl.scm:145:3

The first one is the really available one; the second one was contained in 
a file sasl.scm in an old branch. Both the file and the branch have been 
deleted in the meantime. However, I suppose the package exists still 
somewhere in the nix store.

Is this listing of obsolete packages a bug or a feature?

Andreas

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Re: Obsolete packages listed as available

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr> skribis:

> when executing
>    guix-package --list-available | grep mit
> I see two packages:
> mit-krb5        1.11    distro/packages/mit-krb5.scm:29:3
> mit-krb5        1.11    distro/packages/sasl.scm:145:3
>
> The first one is the really available one; the second one was contained in 
> a file sasl.scm in an old branch. Both the file and the branch have been 
> deleted in the meantime. However, I suppose the package exists still 
> somewhere in the nix store.

I suppose the file sasl.scm still exists along with the other files.
Even if it’s not under version control, the module-listing code in
distro.scm will stumble upon it, and thus list any packages that it
exports.

If you remove that file, it will no longer show up.

HTH,
Ludo’.

Re: Obsolete packages listed as available

[Andreas Enge]

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Am Donnerstag, 3. Januar 2013 schrieb Ludovic Courtès:
> I suppose the file sasl.scm still exists along with the other files.
> Even if it’s not under version control, the module-listing code in
> distro.scm will stumble upon it, and thus list any packages that it
> exports.

Yes and no - it still existed in the guix installation directory, but not 
in the source directory. After removing it, the extra package disappeared. 
Thanks!

Would it make sense to first empty $PREFIX/share/guile/site/2.0 before 
installing the files during "make install"?

Andreas

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Re: Obsolete packages listed as available

[Ludovic Courtès]

Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr> skribis:

> Would it make sense to first empty $PREFIX/share/guile/site/2.0 before 
> installing the files during "make install"?

I don’t think so, that’s not what usually happens upon “make install”.

Ludo’.