Re: Packaging LyX

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Hi,

Gammel Holte transcribed 5.8K bytes:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm planning to switch a dozen or so machines to GuixSD.
> 
> The only major package my users are missing is LyX (a LaTeX editor, see
> https://www.lyx.org/) so I packaged it, and it works fine. See code below.
> 
> I would appreciate some help wrapping python. I'm familiar how to do this
> in Nix, but not in Guix. Despite requiring a python interpreter for during
> build, LyX dynamically looks for a python interpreter at runtime.
> Obviously, it'd be desirable to link LyX to the python instance used as
> input. For the record this is the LyX package in Nixpkgs:
> 
> https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/86da6d441f7a248b02d545ac1b2c90ef27f42d0b/pkgs/applications/misc/lyx/default.nix
> 
> I also had some doubts when packaging:
> 
> - Is a xz source preferred to a gz one?

I would say it doesn't matter. For the files produced,
xz is smaller in most cases. Pick what you see fit.

> - Nix uses qtcore and qtsvg as inputs, but if I use these in Guix (in place
> of the whole qt) then LyX can't render its icons (svgz)

This shouldn't be a blocker. If it works with qt, that's okay. We
can strip it down to individual Qt modules later on.
Nix can be used as an inspiration but they do some things differently.

> There are another minor TODOs:
> 
> - Transition to proper package and define-public syntax, as I was
> installing with guix package -f
> - Decide whether the package should live in tex.scm or elsewhere

I think (gnu packages editors) or what the editor module is called again
would be better.

> Once this is done, I'm happy to submit a proper patch.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> (use-modules
>  (guix packages)
>  (guix download)
>  (guix build-system gnu)
>  (guix licenses)
>  (gnu packages algebra)
>  (gnu packages compression)
>  (gnu packages pkg-config)
>  (gnu packages python)
>  (gnu packages qt))
> 
> (package
>  (name "lyx")
>  (version "2.2.3")
>  (source (origin
>       (method url-fetch)
>       (uri (string-append "ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/2.2.x/lyx-";
>                   version ".tar.gz"))
>       (sha256
>        (base32 "0xvaz0i371nn2ndinc0d3ywj76ivb62649a4sdgwbivisiahd2fj"))))
>  (build-system gnu-build-system)
>  (inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
>        ("python" ,python-2)

Is this python-2 only? If not, could you explain why you picked 2 and not 3
(2 is on its way out in 20 months).

>        ("qt" ,qt)
>        ("bc" ,bc)
>        ("zlib" ,zlib)))
>  (arguments `(#:configure-flags (list "--enable-qt5")))
>  (home-page "http://www.lyx.org";)
>  (synopsis "An advanced WYSIWYM document processor and LaTeX front-end")

I'd drop the "An" and simply write

  (synopsis "Advanced WYSIWYM document processor and LaTeX front-end")

>  (description "LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach
> to writing based on the structure of your documents (WYSIWYM) and not
> simply their appearance (WYSIWYG). LyX combines the power and
> flexibility of TeX/LaTeX with the ease of use of a graphical
> interface.")

You need to use two spaces between sentences here.

>  (license gpl2+))



Otherwise looks good to me with some indendation adjustments.
If you send a patch for master to a new bug ticket I can test it
and give additional feedback.

Thanks
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