Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add libdispatch.

[ng0 <ngillmann@runbox.com>]

Hi,

Thanks for reviewing.

Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> writes:

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> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 10:50:09AM +0000, ng0 wrote:
>> Subject: [PATCH 1/4] gnu: Add libkqueue.
>> 
>> * gnu/local.mk: Include gnu/packages/libdispatch.scm .
>> * gnu/packages/libdispatch.scm: Add new file.
>> * gnu/packages/libdispatch.scm (libkqueue): New variable.
>
> LGTM
>
>> Subject: [PATCH 2/4] gnu: Add libpthread_workqueue.
>> 
>> * gnu/packages/libdispatch.scm (libpthread_workqueue): New variable.
>
>> +    (version "0.9.1")
>
> 0.9.2 is available upstream:
> https://github.com/mheily/libpwq/releases
>
> Can you try using that?

Okay, will try it in the couple of next weeks.

>> Subject: [PATCH 3/4] gnu: Add libblocks-runtime.
>> 
>> * gnu/packages/libdispatch.scm (libblocks-runtime): New variable.
>
>> +         (add-after 'unpack 'autogen
>> +           (lambda _
>> +             (zero? (system* "autoreconf" "--install" "--symlink" "--verbose")))))))
>
> Why use --symlink?

I think, though I'm not sure currently as I can't keep all the
unimportant details of packages in memory all the time, that if you
don't provide --symlink they are statically linked.

>> Subject: [PATCH 4/4] gnu: Add libdispatch.
>> 
>> * gnu/packages/libdispatch.scm (libdispatch): New variable.
>
>> +    (arguments
>> +     `(#:tests? #f))
>
> The tests can be run with `ctest` [0].
>
> The test suite can be built by setting "-DDISPATCH_ENABLE_TEST_SUITE=1"
> in #:configure-flags. However, when I tried that, the build log included
> "No compiler support for Blocks; test suite will not be built.", and the
> tests were indeed not built.
>
> Does that mean that libblocks-runtime is not working?

I think either Debian or Gentoo (if not portage, then gpo.zugaina.org)
had more on this. It should work.

> Also, the libdispatch tarball bundles Click [0] at 'thirdparty/click'. We
> should remove that and use our Click package.
>
> [0]
> https://github.com/nickhutchinson/libdispatch#testing-with-ctest
>
> [1]
> http://click.pocoo.org/5/

I will focus on gnunet-service and psyced-service this month.
Thanks for pointing out what you found. I can't address this
immediately, could be that there'll be a delay until I'm finished with
both services.