bug#37732: closed (glib propagates util-linux)

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> Hi Guix,
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> An unfortunate chain of propagated-inputs causes 'util-linux' (mount,
> umount, etc.) to be installed alongside 'mps-youtube': 'mps-youtube'
> propagates 'python-pygobject', which propagates 'glib', which propagates
> 'util-linux'.  It seems to have been introduced with commit 6c237a2,
> when 'util-linux' was moved to the propagated-inputs of 'glib'.
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> This is a problem on foreign distributions, where the stowaway 'mount'
> and 'umount' commands installed by Guix shadow the setuid ones provided
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> I am currently on commit ecf3a3a (post core-updates merge).
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> Regards,
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> Diego
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Marius Bakke <address@hidden> writes:

>>> --- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
>>> +++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
>>> @@ -1089,19 +1089,40 @@ providing the system administrator with some help 
>>> in common tasks.")
>>>                      (("build_kill=yes") "build_kill=no"))
>>>                    #t))))
>>>      (build-system gnu-build-system)
>>> -    (outputs '("out"
>>> -               "static"))      ; >2 MiB of static .a libraries
>>> +    (outputs '("out"                   ;6.4 MiB executables and 
>>> documentation
>>> +               "dev"                   ;8.8 MiB shared libraries, headers 
>>> and locales
>>> +               "static"))              ;2.9 MiB static .a libraries
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>> Shared libraries are not just for development, so I’d say it should be
>> “lib” instead, no?
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> Agreed.  Will adjust this patch accordingly once I get around to start
> working on 'core-updates'.  :-)

I opted for a more conventional "lib" output and pushed the patch to the
'core-updates' branch in bb93042c8beb881ab907fa802eefb3c4091039a2.

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