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[bug#60630] [PATCH] guix: channels: Add description field.
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
[bug#60630] [PATCH] guix: channels: Add description field. |
Date: |
Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:25:35 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) |
Hi,
Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler@gmail.com> skribis:
> Am Samstag, dem 07.01.2023 um 10:24 -0600 schrieb jgart:
>> * guix/channels.scm (<channel>): Add channel description field and
>> comment disambiguating the type expected in an introduction field.
>> * doc/guix.scm (Invoking guix describe): Add channel description
>> field to channels record instance example.
>>
>> This commit adds an optional description field to a channel intended
>> to describe the channel. Its purpose is similar to the description
>> field in a <package> record.
> Since channel descriptions would be maintained by the user and neither
> Guix' nor the channel's authors, I think it's safe to say that this
> description field would in effect be nothing more but a comment.
Right, I agree. What use case did you have in mind, jgart?
Most likely, a description could go to the ‘.guix-channel’ file, if it’s
of any use.
Thanks,
Ludo’.