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Subject: Re: 29/88: gnu: Add emacs-let-alist.
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To: Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com>
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Oleg Pykhalov (2018-05-04 21:50 +0300) wrote:

> In addion to my previous answer.
>
> Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust@gmail.com> writes:
>
> [=E2=80=A6]
>
>>> 'let-alist' is a part of Emacs (that's why it was removed by commit
>>> 469c7ce0=C2=B9).  Is there a reason to add it?
>
> [=E2=80=A6]
>
>> Elpa importer could probably exclude =E2=80=98let-alist=E2=80=99 in =E2=
=80=98propagated-inputs=E2=80=99.
>
> Should I remove =E2=80=98let-alist=E2=80=99 now?

I am not the man to decide, but I would remove it :-)

> Maybe we could implement exclude
> mechanism for =E2=80=98let-alist=E2=80=99 and then remove =E2=80=98let-al=
ist=E2=80=99?

I don't understand what mechanism you mean.  Why it cannot simply be
removed?

> =E2=80=98let-alist=E2=80=99
> shouln't clutter much if it stays in Guix package collection for a time.

But why should it stay?  Since Emacs includes it, and it is not a
dependency for any package, I don't see a reason to keep it.


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Alex