Re: [PATCH] gnu: add vte-ng

[Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>]

Alex Kost (2016-03-31 00:54 +0300) wrote:

> Mckinley Olsen (2016-03-30 02:52 +0300) wrote:
>
>> Package vte-ng, which is needed by termite terminal (which I hope to
>> package)
>
> Hello, this is a great patch for the first package!  I have only a
> couple of nitpicks and one real question.
>
>> From c06b9fe54d33d6c8624426771fbb52606f751f58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>> From: McKinley Olsen <mck.olsen@gmail.com>
>> Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 15:03:06 -0600
>> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: add vte-ng.
> Capital "Add" ----------^
>
>> * gnu/packages/gnome.scm (vte-ng): added vte-ng package.
>
> We write it like this:
>
>   * gnu/packages/gnome.scm (vte-ng): New variable.
>
>> ---
>>  gnu/packages/gnome.scm | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
>> index eebb547..376ee74 100644
>> --- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
>> +++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
>> @@ -1755,6 +1755,37 @@ gnome-terminal, but can also be used to embed a console/terminal in games,
>>  editors, IDEs, etc.")
>>      (license license:lgpl2.1+)))
>>  
>> +(define-public vte-ng
>> +  (package
>> +    (inherit vte)
>> +    (name "vte-ng")
>> +    (version "0.42.4.a")
>> +    (native-inputs
>> +      `(("gtk-doc" ,gtk-doc)
>> +        ("gperf" ,gperf)
>> +        ("autoconf" ,autoconf)
>> +        ("automake" ,automake)
>> +        ("libtool" ,libtool)
>> +        ,@(package-native-inputs vte)))
>> +    (source (origin
>> +              (method git-fetch)
>> +              (uri (git-reference
>> +                    (url (string-append "https://github.com/thestinger/"
>> +                                        name
>> +                                        ".git"))
>> +                    (commit version)))
>
>
> Why do you use git instead of the latest tagged source?:
>
>   https://github.com/thestinger/vte-ng/archive/0.44.0.a.tar.gz
>
>> +              (file-name (string-append name "-" version))
>> +              (sha256
>> +               (base32
>> +                "1w91lz30j5lrskp9ds5j3nn27m5mpdpn7nlcvf5y1w63mpmjg8k1"))))
>> +    (arguments
>> +      `(#:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
>> +                  (add-after 'unpack 'bootstrap
>> +                    (lambda _
>> +                      (setenv "NOCONFIGURE" "true")
>> +                      (zero? (system* "sh" "autogen.sh")))))))))
>
> I think it also would be good to add its own synopsis/description to
> make it clear how it differs from "vte".

Ping! :-)

Could you please send an updated patch with synopsis/description and
with the latest release tarball instead of the git checkout (or explain
in a commentary why a specific git commit is needed).

Also, I'm sorry, but I'm not going to build it, as I don't want to build
'texlive' (vte-ng → gtk-doc → dblatex → texlive).  I hope someone else
will do :-)

-- 
Alex