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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add (minimal) BioPerl.
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To: Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de>
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Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de> skribis:

> From e8cffdb9e7a2447657b3f700b2f0beb00ad0f98e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Ricardo Wurmus <ricardo.wurmus@mdc-berlin.de>
> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 17:44:20 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: Add BioPerl.
>
> * gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm (bioperl-minimal): New variable.

[...]

> +(define-public bioperl-minimal
> +  (package
> +    (name "bioperl-minimal")

So is it meant to be used as a Perl library, as a standalone executable,
or both?

If it can be used standalone, the current name is fine.  Otherwise,
perhaps =E2=80=9Cperl-bioperl-minimal=E2=80=9D.  WDYT?

> +    (native-search-paths (list (search-path-specification
> +                                (variable "PERL5LIB")
> +                                (files '("lib/perl5/site_perl")))))

Why is it needed?  At first sight it looks wrong because PERL5LIB is
=E2=80=9Cowned=E2=80=9D by Perl itself.

If there=E2=80=99s an executable that needs to find the libs listed in
=E2=80=98propagated-inputs=E2=80=99, the best way would be to use =E2=80=98=
wrap-program=E2=80=99, I
think.

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.