Alex Kost <alez...@gmail.com> skribis: > Ludovic Courtès (2016-07-05 17:31 +0300) wrote: > >> Alex Kost <alez...@gmail.com> skribis: >> >>> Ludovic Courtès (2016-07-02 17:34 +0300) wrote: >>> >>>> Alex Kost <alez...@gmail.com> skribis: >>>> >>>>> * guix/profiles.scm (fonts-dir-file): New procedure. >>>>> (%default-profile-hooks): Add it. >>>> >>>> [...] >>>> >>>> A potential problem with this hook is that it pulls mkfontscale and >>>> mkfontdir regardless of whether they are needed; I can’t really think of >>>> a way to avoid it though. >>> >>> Yes, I also don't like it. We have the same problem with >>> 'info-file-dir' hook: it always pulls texinfo and gzip, but not all >>> profiles include info manuals. >> >> Yes, but I thought it was OK to make these mandatory dependencies. >> >> The closure of mkfontscale + mkfontdir is small; it’s slightly annoying >> for someone building from source because you have to build a few X11 >> libraries, but it’s not that much either (‘guix graph’ shows just a few >> boxes.) >> >> So this hook is probably fine, after all. >> >> What do people think? > > Since there were no objections in 2 weeks, I think it's OK to commit > this 'fonts-dir-file' hook, right?
I think so! Ludo’.
