From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ashish Gupta Subject: Re: Guix as GSOC Project Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:52:49 +0530 Message-ID: References: <87mwsq44a6.fsf@gnu.org> <87sj2hwjo3.fsf@gnu.org> <87d2tjmzvo.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b5d456c590fdf04db2bf6ce Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:32950) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UVIOJ-0005Uj-A2 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:23:06 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UVIOB-0000lc-3c for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:22:59 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87d2tjmzvo.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ludovic_Court=E8s?= Cc: bug-guix@gnu.org --047d7b5d456c590fdf04db2bf6ce Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Ludovic Court=E8s wrote: > > Great. > > Regarding package.el, you can try M-x package-list-packages in Emacs > 24.x so see what it=92s like. Wow, the UI is simple to use and seems powerful. New "window" spawning inside on new clicks is also a nice feature , so switching between packages is as easy as it can be. If this is the kind of UI mentioned in the ideas' page, it seems to do the trick. Simple + Powerful. > > I installed Guile 2.0, (i had version 1.8 on arch and that wouldnt go t= o > > 2.0 ) , so i went to the git repository and cloned and compiled, is there > > already some way to watch a git repository for a newer version at all > > times? As in, one package is kept synced with the git repository instead of > > the official repository. Can we already do that in Guix in a more > > convenient manner for the user? > > Im referring to something like > > guix-package install guile > > which would also check if the git repository has a more recent version of > > the same package. > > So currently we have something that looks for the latest upstream > release (cf. < http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-guix/2013-03/msg00032.html>). > It would be doable to check the upstream version control repository, but > I don=92t think it=92s a good idea to emphasize such a feature as long as > there are upstream releases. > I went through that thread and i guess the feature can be worked upon later (not a point of concern in the nascent stage), so it would be better to just focus on the core stuff for now. > > Right now the ./configure gives me (im on Arch x86_64): > > > > ***********************************************************************= * > > No package 'guile-2.0' found > > > > Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you > > installed software in a non-standard prefix. > > > > Alternatively, you may set the environment variables GUILE_CFLAGS > > and GUILE_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config. > > See the pkg-config man page for more details. > > ***********************************************************************= * > > > > It's still asking for Guile-2.0 , the binaries i have in /usr/bin and > > /usr/local/bin have versions 2.1.0. > > Did you eventually solve that? > Yes , i solved that, and another error related to an undefined reference to sqlite3_exec, simply by configuring it with $ ./configure PKG_CONFIG=3Dtrue GUILE_CFLAGS=3D"" GUILE_LIBS=3D"" SQLITE3_LIBS=3D"-lsqlite3" I have a guix system up and running now, and guix-package install gcc seems to have finished without errors. I'll just check that. Just two things that i noticed while installing GCC, There's no resume support for partial downloads. The progress bar should be confined to a single line rather than spanning 100*10 lines (one for each 0.1%) (at least that's what happened on my end , maybe i have a slow internet connection.) Are these issues worth addressing as of now? PS - Should i submit an application regarding Guix as GSOC Project now ? > Thanks, > Ludo=92. --047d7b5d456c590fdf04db2bf6ce Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable



On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Ludovic = Court=E8s <ludo@gnu.org> wrote:>
> Great.
>
> Regarding package.el, you can try M-x= package-list-packages in Emacs
> 24.x so see what it=92s like.

Wow, the UI is simple to us= e and seems powerful. New "window" spawning inside on new clicks = is also a nice feature , so switching between packages is as easy as it can= be. If this is the kind of UI mentioned in the ideas' page, it seems t= o do the trick. Simple + Powerful.

> > I installed Guile 2.0, (i had version 1.8 on arch a= nd that wouldnt go to
> > 2.0 ) , so i went to the git repository = and cloned and compiled, is there
> > already some way to watch a = git repository for a newer version at all
> > times? As in, one package is kept synced with the git repository = instead of
> > the official repository. Can we already do that in = Guix in a more
> > convenient manner for the user?
> > Im= referring to something like
> > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0guix-package install guile
> > wh= ich would also check if the git repository has a more recent version of
= > > the same package.
>
> So currently we have something = that looks for the latest upstream
> release (cf. <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-guix/2013-03/= msg00032.html>).
> It would be doable to check the upstream ve= rsion control repository, but
> I don=92t think it=92s a good idea to emphasize such a feature as long= as
> there are upstream releases.
>

I went t= hrough that thread and i guess the feature can be worked upon later (not a = point of concern in the nascent stage), so it would be better to just focus= on the core stuff for now.

> > Right now the ./configure gives me (im on Arch x86= _64):
> >
> > *******************************************= *****************************
> > No package 'guile-2.0' f= ound
> >
> > Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment v= ariable if you
> > installed software in a non-standard prefix.> >
> > Alternatively, you may set the environment variable= s GUILE_CFLAGS
> > and GUILE_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
> >= See the pkg-config man page for more details.
> > ***************= *********************************************************
> >
> > It's still asking for Guile-2.0 , the binaries i have in /usr= /bin and
> > /usr/local/bin have versions 2.1.0.
>
> D= id you eventually solve that?
>
Yes , i solved that, and another e= rror related to an undefined reference to sqlite3_exec, simply by configuri= ng it with 
 $ ./configure PKG_CONFIG=3Dtrue GUILE_CFLAGS=3D"" GUILE_LIB=
S=3D"" SQLITE3_LIBS=3D"-lsqlite3"
I have a guix sy= stem up and running now, and guix-package install gcc seems to have finishe= d without errors.
I'll just check that.

Just two things that= i noticed while installing GCC,
There's no resume suppor= t for partial downloads.
The progress bar should be confined = to a single line rather than spanning 100*10 lines (one for each 0.1%) (at = least that's what happened on my end , maybe i have a slow internet con= nection.)
Are these issues worth addressing as of now?

<= /div>
PS - Should i submit an application regarding Guix as GSOC Projec= t now ?

> Thanks,
> Ludo=92.

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