Roel Janssen <r...@gnu.org> writes:
> The list of packages included in Guix [1] provides links to the build
> status of each package in the details. I would like to provide this
> information in a column after "Package details", either as an icon or as
> a count (e.g. 3/4 builds succeeded). This provides a nicer overview for
> the current status of the package.
Sounds good to me, but I'm not sure that either a single icon or a count
will be very useful.
We currently support four architectures: x86_64-linux, i686-linux,
armhf-linux, and mips64el-linux. There will likely be a fifth for the
Hurd as well.
If the status is to be useful, users will need to see at a glance if the
package builds on their chosen architecture. A count like 2/4 or 3/4
doesn't tell me whether the package works on armhf.
So, I think we'd actually need one new column for each supported
architecture. I could imagine more clever solutions as well, but
somehow it needs to indicate *which* architectures the package builds
on, not just how many.
Does that make sense?
Mark
