[bug#55220] [PATCH 0/4] Add --list-systems and --list-targets options.

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi Mathieu!

Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org> writes:

> Also factorize the --system and --target build options. Check that the passed
> system and target arguments are known platforms.
>
> * doc/guix.texi (Additional Build Options): Document the new --list-systems
> and --list-targets options.

This is a very welcome change, thanks a lot for tackling it!

[...]

> diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
> index 5399584cb0..22a8ee7d2d 100644
> --- a/doc/guix.texi
> +++ b/doc/guix.texi
> @@ -12025,6 +12025,14 @@ Cross-build for @var{triplet}, which must be a valid 
> GNU triplet, such
>  as @code{"aarch64-linux-gnu"} (@pxref{Specifying Target Triplets, GNU
>  configuration triplets,, autoconf, Autoconf}).
>  
> +@item --list-systems
> +List all the supported systems, than can be passed as @var{system}
                                   ^ that
> +argument.
> +
> +@item --list-targets
> +List all the supported targets, than can be passed as @var{target}
> +argument.

Likewise.

>  @anchor{build-check}
>  @item --check
>  @cindex determinism, checking
> diff --git a/guix/scripts/archive.scm b/guix/scripts/archive.scm
> index f8678aa5f9..991919773a 100644
> --- a/guix/scripts/archive.scm
> +++ b/guix/scripts/archive.scm
> @@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ (define (show-help)
>    (display (G_ "
>    -S, --source           build the packages' source derivations"))
>    (display (G_ "
> -  -s, --system=SYSTEM    attempt to build for SYSTEM--e.g., \"i686-linux\""))
> -  (display (G_ "
> -      --target=TRIPLET   cross-build for TRIPLET--e.g., 
> \"armel-linux-gnu\""))
> -  (display (G_ "
>    -v, --verbosity=LEVEL  use the given verbosity LEVEL"))
>  
>    (newline)
>    (show-build-options-help)
> +  (newline)
> +  (show-cross-build-options-help)
> +  (newline)
> +  (show-emulated-build-options-help)

I have a bit of a problem with the "emulated" part of the name, as
--system not only targets emulated machines but also different native
machines of that architecture via offloading :-).  Perhaps,
'show-foreign-build-options-help', but I'm not sure that's an
improvement.

I've lost a bit focus for the remaining of the patch, but it LGTM.

Thanks again for tackling this so swiftly after it was brought up on an
issue.

Maxim