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Re: using dpkg-deb in a Guix package definition
From: |
zimoun |
Subject: |
Re: using dpkg-deb in a Guix package definition |
Date: |
Fri, 06 May 2022 15:41:37 +0200 |
Hi,
On Sat, 30 Apr 2022 at 11:48, Benjamin Slade <beoram@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been using this package [
> <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-unstable/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/brave/default.nix#L177>
> ] from Nix on top of Guix System, but I'd like to create my own Guix
> package for it instead. Are there any good examples of writing a Guix
> package definition using dpkg?
I do not know what is «this package». :-)
Well, if by using ’dpkg’ you mean reuse the binary inside a .deb
archive, then no, not good examples. Guix tries hard to build from
source.
For your curiosity, you could give a look at the ’copy-build-system’;
maybe that could fit your needs.
Cheers,
simon