On Thu, Oct 2, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I’ve pushed a new branch, ‘wip-bags’, which changes the way > build systems work. Basically, it introduces an intermediate > representation between packages and derivations, called “bags.” > > The main difference between a bag and a package is that a bag lists all > the inputs of the build process, including the “implicit inputs” added > by the build system. >
I took a quick look through the commit log. I like it! > This simplifies the code and should unlock nifty features like ‘guix > environment’ and “grafts” (a trick for faster security updates; more on > that later.) I'm excited. :) - Dave
