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Re: 29/88: gnu: Add emacs-let-alist.
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Alex Kost |
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Re: 29/88: gnu: Add emacs-let-alist. |
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Mon, 07 May 2018 20:11:51 +0300 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.3 (gnu/linux) |
Oleg Pykhalov (2018-05-06 20:39 +0300) wrote:
> Alex Kost <address@hidden> writes:
>
> […]
>
>> I don't understand what mechanism you mean. Why it cannot simply be
>> removed?
>
> ‘guix import elpa’ should remove ‘let-alist’ or ‘guix lint’ should
> notify ‘let-alist’ is already present in current Emacs.
I don't think we should bother about it. Potentially, there always may
be some packages in ELPA that are kept there just for backward
compatibility (i.e., for the older versions of Emacs). I really think
it is unnecessary to keep track of such packages and treat them
specially on the Guix side.
>>> ‘let-alist’
>>> shouln't clutter much if it stays in Guix package collection for a time.
>>
>> But why should it stay? Since Emacs includes it, and it is not a
>> dependency for any package, I don't see a reason to keep it.
>
> Because people will not package it again until Guix ‘import’ or ‘lint’
> handle ‘let-alist’.
OK, I see your point. I have an opposite opinion: I would definitely
check if a package is a part of Emacs before trying to package it. And
I think 'let-alist' should be removed, since it is a useless package.
Anyway, if other people will not answer, I think you can do whatever
seems appropriate to you.
--
Alex