From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Craven Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] gnu: Add ovmf. Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 14:18:44 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20170209190450.29458-1-david@craven.ch> <20170209190450.29458-6-david@craven.ch> <87fujmsxxg.fsf@kirby.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48452) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ccB69-0000mZ-FA for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:18:50 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ccB66-0002AA-93 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:18:49 -0500 Received: from mail-qk0-x243.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c09::243]:33381) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ccB66-00029z-4I for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:18:46 -0500 Received: by mail-qk0-x243.google.com with SMTP id 11so4981102qkl.0 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2017 05:18:46 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87fujmsxxg.fsf@kirby.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Marius Bakke Cc: guix-devel > I would simply (replace 'build ...) here, instead of deleting it and > using add-after. I think it's a good idea to use small phases. This way it makes it easier to extend or modify packages with (package (inherit)). It also doesn't require an ugly (and build-this build-that). > Is it not possible to build this firmware on (not for) other archs? That would require cross-compiling. Adding supported-systems doesn't preclude someone from running the build manually with --target=... but it avoids build failures in cuirass/hydra. > There appears to also be a good number of bsd-{2,3,4} licensed files in > this distribution. I'll add these then... > I've tested both this and seabios with qemu, great work! :-) Thanks :-)