Ludovic Courtès (2016-07-24 20:09 +0300) wrote: > 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!
Committed, thanks! -- Alex
