Hello,
Mark H Weaver <m...@netris.org> skribis:
> Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> writes:
[...]
>>> (define-public linux-libre-E2140
>>> (let ((base
>>> ((@@ (gnu packages linux) make-linux-libre)
>>> (@@ (gnu packages linux) %linux-libre-version)
>>> (@@ (gnu packages linux) %linux-libre-hash)
>>> '("x86_64-linux")
>>> #:extra-version "E2140"
>>> #:patches (@@ (gnu packages linux) %linux-libre-5.0-patches))))
>>
>> Could we make all ‘make-linux-libre’ public to avoid the @@ there?
>> Otherwise it’s a bit scary, and not something we could recommend since
>> we’re accessing private variables.
>
> I'm sorry that I didn't see this message sooner, but FWIW: I would
> prefer not to export 'make-linux-libre', because I have found it to be a
> poorly designed interface in need of replacement, and it would be good
> to avoid having to maintain it going forward.
Yeah, I wasn’t sure. Do you have specific issues in mind that you think
should be addressed?
Anyway for the post, Efraim could perhaps write:
(define make-linux-libre
;; XXX: Access the internal ‘make-linux-libre’ procedure, which is
;; private until its interface has stabilized. Stay tuned!
(@@ (gnu packages linux) make-linux-libre))
Thanks,
Ludo’.
