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

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi,

Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be> writes:

> Mathieu Othacehe schreef op za 07-05-2022 om 18:11 [+0200]:
>>                                              \
>>    %D%/platforms/arm.scm                             \
>>    %D%/platforms/hurd.scm                    \
>> +  %D%/platforms/intel.scm                   \
>> +  %D%/platforms/mips.scm                    \
>> +  %D%/platforms/powerpc.scm                 \
>> +  %D%/platforms/riscv.scm                   \
>> +  %D%/platforms/s390.scm                    \
>
> I'm wondering, these files are all rather tiny, why not define all the
> standard platforms directly in gnu/platforms.scm?

I also pondered about this; no big deal, but is there a reason for this
"extendable/dynamic" scheme where someone could drop new platform
modules and have them recognized?  I suppose having things a bit less
dynamic could make navigating the code easier with Geiser (and humans).

What do you think?

Maxim