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Re: Am I using --with-source improperly?


From: Jesse Gibbons
Subject: Re: Am I using --with-source improperly?
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:07:43 -0600
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On 8/27/20 5:23 AM, Carlo Zancanaro wrote:
Hi Jesse!

On Thu, Aug 27 2020, Jesse Gibbons wrote:
Am I using the --with-source option incorrectly, or is this some sort of bug?

You could argue either way. This is because --with-source is a shallow package rewrite, unlike the other --with-X package transformation options. There is an issue filed about this[1], but I don't think anybody has found the time to work on it yet.

Carlo

[1]: https://issues.guix.info/issue/42155


I came to a similar conclusion after some hacking late last night. Thanks for linking to the issue. I might work on it.




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