Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] Allow `files' in the toplevel of egg description files

[Mario Domenech Goulart]

On Mon, 03 Sep 2018 08:24:14 +0200 address@hidden wrote:

>> On Sun, 02 Sep 2018 13:34:27 +0200 address@hidden wrote:
>> 
>> >> Hi,
>> >> 
>> >> Attached is a small patch to address http://bugs.call-cc.org/ticket/1511
>> >> 
>> >> If it looks good, I propose the documentation that you can see in the
>> >> second patch (files-doc.diff).
>> >> 
>> >
>> > OK, I applied these patches. The second gave some trouble so I had to
>> > apply it by hand and add a few words to the manual entry myself.
>> 
>> Unfortunately, that little patch broke chicken-install.  Now `files' is
>> only valid at the toplevel.
>> 
>
> I can't follow. Didn't you submit these patches to be applied to chicken-core
> and address #1511 ? 

Yes, but I didn't realize it would break
http://wiki.call-cc.org/man/5/Egg%20specification%20format#files

Apparently, now `files' is only allowed at the toplevel, breaking the
component property.  Example:
http://salmonella-linux-x86.call-cc.org/master-debugbuild/gcc/linux/x86/2018/09/03/salmonella-report/install/string-utils.html

All the best.
Mario
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