Leo Famulari <l...@famulari.name> writes: > Generally, we have the problem of using different variables named > 'expat', 'zlib', 'openssl', and possibly others. For those 3, there are > both package and license variables sharing the name. > > So, if we want to refer to both the package and license variables of, > for example, expat, we have to distinguish them somehow. So, we > sometimes "prefix" the licenses when they are used, to distinguish them > from the packages. > > There is a good example in 'gnu/packages/admin.scm'. Check line 33, > where the license module is imported: > > 33 #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:) > > and line 107, where you can see it in action: > > 107 (license license:gpl2+))) > > Using #:select to only import specific licenses can help, but you still > have a problem when it's time to #:select the expat license.
I see! That's useful. Thanks for the tip. -- Chris
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