Hi! Alex Kost <alez...@gmail.com> skribis:
> Roel Janssen (2016-07-23 18:11 +0300) wrote: > >> Dear Guix, >> >> For some time now, running `guix package --dry-run --upgrade' results in >> build actions involving grafting. For a dry-run, I find that really >> odd. I believe the correct behavior should be what can be achieved >> with: `guix package --dry-run --no-grafts --upgrade'. > > I'm totally agree with this; nowadays I always use --dry-run with > --no-grafts option. Same here… > As a user I expect that --dry-run means no building at all. > > BTW it's not just about ‘guix package --dry-run --upgrade’, it relates > to all commands, for example ‘guix build --dry-run foo’, etc. > > OTOH, if a future ‘--dry-run’ would mean what ‘--dry-run --no-grafts’ > means now, than how to achieve what ‘--dry-run’ means now? Or rather: > does anyone use just --dry-run (without --no-grafts)? Is it really > useful? In theory it could be useful for ‘guix build’, since it’s a “low level” tool and people using it may want to be able to distinguish between grafted and non-grafted results. But honestly, I think changing ‘--dry-run’ to do ‘--dry-run --no-grafts’ would be fine, and probably better than the current situation. Thoughts? Ludo’.
