[bug#54635] [PATCH 1/5] gnu: gsl: Force bootstrap when cross-compiling to riscv64-linux.

[Maxime Devos]

Arun Isaac schreef op do 31-03-2022 om 12:03 [+0530]:
> > > WDYT of making this unconditional?  Two benefits:
> > > 
> > >    * if Guix is ported to another new architecture,
> > >      then no changes are necessary to the package definition.
> > > 
> > >    * 'configure' and 'Makefile.in' are not source code,
> > >      and more difficult to audit for things like malware than
> > >      'configure.ac' and 'Makefile.am'.
> > 
> > This can be with a TODO for core-updates. gsl itself has about 2000
> > dependant packages.
> 
> I agree. That was my reasoning as well. If we agree that making it
> unconditional is the way forward, I can send another patch for
> core-updates after this patchset is pushed to master.

I started an e-mail thread about this at
<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2022-03/msg00226.html>.

Greetings,
Maxime.

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