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bug#25095: Multiple output packages causes noop profile generations
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
bug#25095: Multiple output packages causes noop profile generations |
Date: |
Sun, 04 Dec 2016 00:58:08 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1 (gnu/linux) |
Marius Bakke <address@hidden> skribis:
> Sorry for the non-descriptive title. It appears that having non-default
> outputs in the profile always causes a new profile generation even if
> the package derivations themselves don't change. Here is an example:
>
> $ guix package -u
> The following packages will be upgraded:
> bind:utils 9.10.4-P4 → 9.10.4-P4
> /gnu/store/ypv8jppwn3dvhnkrmibw3p2h35cm30ij-bind-9.10.4-P4-utils
> git:send-email 2.11.0 → 2.11.0
> /gnu/store/xnm8msrlh4ac9bxzvf9pgai8xnjjkvwj-git-2.11.0-send-email
> transmission:gui 2.92 → 2.92
> /gnu/store/x2q22mfakkkf7nr68nfsxcvci4psz0vi-transmission-2.92-gui
[...]
> $ guix package -u
> The following packages will be upgraded:
> transmission:gui 2.92 → 2.92
> /gnu/store/x2q22mfakkkf7nr68nfsxcvci4psz0vi-transmission-2.92-gui
> git:send-email 2.11.0 → 2.11.0
> /gnu/store/xnm8msrlh4ac9bxzvf9pgai8xnjjkvwj-git-2.11.0-send-email
> bind:utils 9.10.4-P4 → 9.10.4-P4
> /gnu/store/ypv8jppwn3dvhnkrmibw3p2h35cm30ij-bind-9.10.4-P4-utils
Notice how the order was reversed. :-)
This is enough to create a new generation (the order of packages in the
manifest matters because it changes the way collisions are resolved, if
any.)
The reverse is unintended, but I suspect it has nothing to do with
multiple-output packages.
Thanks,
Ludo’.