2018-06-02 18:46 GMT+02:00 Nils Gillmann <n...@n0.is>:
> Hi Jeremiah, > > jerem...@pdp10.guru transcribed 946 bytes: > > As running make clean breaks the bootstrap script. > > I propose we leverage git's shallow clones (git clone --depth 1 $URL) > > and include the .git directory with the repo such that we could simply > > have make clean check for git and if it exists run git clean -xdf and > > then only if git fails to exist, fallback to the existing broken form; > > which needs to be corrected. > > > > per discussion with g_bor[m] about the default automake clean rules > > being used currently; and per their suggestion bringing this question to > > this distribution list for further discussion. > > Where did this discussion take place? Would be good to read some > details if possible. > > ng0 > > > Additional wouldn't one want to pack the .git in the tarball to enable a > > simplified update method. > > > > jlicht pointed out that this would not be a problem yet for guix, but it > > does seem unconventional. It would not make sense for some bigger-repo > projects (e.g. emacs) for sure though > > > > Given that discussion background does anyone have any problems, concerns > > or issues with the change proposed? > > > > It was on #guix. Currently I have found what causes the problem with make clean. I'm working on an alternative fix, but the idea outlined here seems to worth discussing.
