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Re: StumpWM package doesn't work
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Ludovic Courtès |
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Re: StumpWM package doesn't work |
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Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:53:16 +0100 |
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Andy Patterson <address@hidden> skribis:
> On Sun, 27 Nov 2016 21:43:23 +0100
> address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) wrote:
>
>> address@hidden (宋文武) skribis:
>>
>> > Toni Reina <address@hidden> writes:
>> >
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> I'm trying to install `sbcl-stumpwm` package and looks like it
>> >> doesn't work correctly. It's installed with no errors, but it
>> >> doesn't generate the stumpwm binary file.
>> >>
>> >> The following package will be installed:
>> >> sbcl-stumpwm
>> >> 0.9.9 /gnu/store/z92ri0kgjdavkp7llav1db0dia44sbid-sbcl-stumpwm-0.9.9
>> >>
>> >> ls /gnu/store/z92ri0kgjdavkp7llav1db0dia44sbid-sbcl-stumpwm-0.9.9
>> >> -> lib share
>> >>
>> >
>> > It's in the "bin" output of sbcl-stumpwm package, you can get it
>> > with:
>> >
>> > guix package -i sbcl-stumpwm:bin
>>
>> It might be clearer to have an “out” and a “lib” output (instead of
>> “bin” and “out”). WDYT, Andy & 宋文武?
>
> I think that would basically shift the awkwardness from package
> installation over to package development, since it would then be
> required that all dependants of stumpwm use the lib output in the
> inputs field (but only on sbcl? - since ecl binaries aren't supported
> just yet).
OK but there’s only one dependent:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
$ guix refresh -l sbcl-stumpwm
A single dependent package: sbcl-stumpwm-with-slynk-0.9.9
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
So I think it would be preferable to do it the way I suggest, no?
> I think the best way to clarify things would be to merge the outputs,
> although this carries a ~61MiB (~11MiB compressed) extra cost. In the
> case of stumpwm, I guess that the library isn't all that useful without
> the binary, so that might be ok.
Could be an option, but not great.
> Another alternative would be to create a separate package like with
> sbcl-stumpwm-with-slynk.
>
> I think what might be at the root of the issue though is that multiple
> outputs aren't discoverable enough. The page at
> <https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/package-list.html> doesn't list them
> AFAICT, and entering guix package -i sbcl-stumpwm into a shell and
> mashing tab only lists one entry for the package, when I think it
> should be two.
Good points! We can certainly address these two issues quite easily.
Thanks for your feedback!
Ludo’.