Andreas Enge (2014-10-30 10:49 +0300) wrote: > On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 10:27:59AM +0300, Alex Kost wrote: >> I think such an "evil" case is just not handled currently. If you have >> python-3… installed and you install python-2… in the same profile, then >> python-3… would be replaced, but if you install both packages in the >> same command, then both would be installed. > > Interesting, I did not know this, but you are right: > > $ guix package -i python > $ guix package -i python-2.7.6 > The following package will be upgraded: > python 3.3.5 → 2.7.6 > /gnu/store/iz5shg4py68mbccv2kkd0siv6ryfl3y1-python-2.7.6 > > If you do instead > $ guix package -i python python-2.7.6 > > both packages are installed. > > I think the former behaviour is a bug. If I use "-i" and not "-u", a package > should not be "upgraded", but added in every case, independently of its name.
I think the latter is a bug. IMHO it shouldn't be possible to install several packages with the same name in one profile. -- Alex
