From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Oleg Pykhalov Subject: Re: How to install prerelease package versions (particularly Emacs) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:33:06 +0300 Message-ID: <87k1txedot.fsf@gmail.com> References: <871sh1pid1.fsf@gmail.com> <87o9jku2gt.fsf@gmail.com> <87lgeehe5g.fsf@gmail.com> <87lgedx2vn.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36634) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1f0qb7-0005Ye-UG for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:33:18 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1f0qb3-0001XE-O4 for help-guix@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:33:17 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87lgedx2vn.fsf@gnu.org> ("Ludovic \=\?utf-8\?Q\?Court\=C3\=A8s\=22'\?\= \=\?utf-8\?Q\?s\?\= message of "Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:51:40 +0200") List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Cc: help-guix@gnu.org --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=C3=A8s) writes: > Pierre Neidhardt skribis: > >> Considering the importance of Emacs in this community, I think it would >> make sense to provide a cutting-edge version. > > Do you mean a snapshot of the =E2=80=98master=E2=80=99 branch? > > We don=E2=80=99t do that usually, and I would instead suggest using > =E2=80=98--with-source=E2=80=99 for people who would like that. > > What do people think? In case of =E2=80=98emacs=E2=80=99 package recipe, =E2=80=98--with-source= =E2=80=99 doesn't work for a snapshot of the =E2=80=98master=E2=80=99 branch. To build the =E2=80=98master=E2=80=99 branch you need to write a new packag= e recipe. I think it's not acceptable for a non-contributor in Guix. WDYT? Oleg. --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEc+OyAXw1EaDPCmAPckbhHGm3lWkFAlq6ZDIACgkQckbhHGm3 lWn5LA//Qd4tQTjxl0IBsDGIXboY9JLXCl3EUFx8kL9YtC3TciRWOuqrJPW/A/u0 k/7BdNmP4hR9IamiYLP1nsuY9ketyTsE66g8pUI2v4U4h7wFJYQGot76+dCqlr6o tTQvsIWbo9xFH42EqF0jEta+5CS3S93tTvvpp4AB2LoaFO2pwdnvs6jeNDqhy2Cv lvQI4Yk2/amOT9OOJakBX7Gy2lA/BeqAg5maT3rbpdwMtE2+4iqWYKmaKbCUFK0q 11VLJjVSOW776QzBAF2yU/FA7fx9UlUqgieOjNmFjwDjq/f9krFwfi5jHUKhEVTp IcQUMYKLRcjM3ilDx8Zm2WgXGhQKnjxTGRAws1YUqpsvBWGfdgWUGgXCrlDg8sBq SX2MPQWQOMraUFC902xB6SpqtIl2495f9Cai375zqegixIaaKX/daUBPY3wuL4ud q2N4LEBtu8IKjjzVHp9qp3/12Jdp5Y1rGTFonQ4Ora7VDDh2YtG70a6B0uUL91O8 UOrKRSfUZuRXbO3vF2C43OfaGjLC3sdaiXXozBsJ+6IH6mKGtMCMHzSiIKcC4C2q dhreTefGLwZ//H934R0ObcVZul6UXNiUAC460jMbZeuwyUmAUw2kvQ6nQxiU6lIO vb0XH+YcUWd2qZO+pMVFFlvg4cSVZI0jXgkO2Mc36xJiRa9AVOI= =jwqv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--