From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp2 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id YFUxN59oiV8mFwAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:32:15 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp2 with LMTPS id UBMPM59oiV9EEAAAB5/wlQ (envelope-from ) for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:32:15 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 06EEC9403C4 for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:32:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:43794 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kTM5s-0000Yc-Fi for larch@yhetil.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:32:12 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:40680) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kTM5i-0000Wv-JQ for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:32:02 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:46131) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kTM5i-0005BX-7k for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:32:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kTM5i-00056j-3u for bug-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:32:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#43984: `--with-graft=...` doesn't work with packages of different length name/version Resent-From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-guix@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:32:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 43984 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: pkill9 Received: via spool by 43984-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B43984.160284068319583 (code B ref 43984); Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:32:02 +0000 Received: (at 43984) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Oct 2020 09:31:23 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57677 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kTM55-00055n-Em for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:31:23 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:33502) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kTM54-00055a-6x for 43984@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:31:22 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:46085) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kTM4u-00051e-AA; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:31:15 -0400 Received: from [2a01:e0a:1d:7270:af76:b9b:ca24:c465] (port=34684 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1kTM4q-00048u-8w; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 05:31:10 -0400 From: Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= References: <20201014015558.09d6702a@runbox.com> <87wnzsapwh.fsf@gnu.org> <20201015195013.335eaefd@runbox.com> X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 25 =?UTF-8?Q?Vend=C3=A9miaire?= an 229 de la =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 11:31:06 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20201015195013.335eaefd@runbox.com> (pkill9@runbox.com's message of "Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:50:13 +0100") Message-ID: <87sgae8qlh.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) X-BeenThere: bug-guix@gnu.org List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: 43984@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=none; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gnu.org; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=bug-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -0.01 X-TUID: 0MScHUalNuXu pkill9 skribis: >> > Maybe if the length/version is different, then a symlink could be >> > created in the store pointing to the new dependency, with a >> > name/version that matches the length of the original dependency's >> > store name? Perhaps this new name/version could be something like >> > /gnu/store/...-original-dependency-name-gggggg, where 'g..' matches >> > the length of the version of the original dependency. The many 'g's >> > would make it clear that it is a graft. Then if someone looks in >> > the store, they would see it's a symlink too.=20=20 >>=20 >> That only works if the new name is shorter than the old name though. >> When the new name is longer (which is a more common case in our >> experience when introducing package replacements, typically because >> the new version string is longer), nothing can be done. > > I'm confused about what you mean. Why would it matter if the new > name is longer than the old name? All I=E2=80=99m saying is that nothing can be done when the new name is lon= ger than the old one: we just cannot graft. Ludo=E2=80=99.