Hi Maxim, On Tue, 07 Mar 2023 at 11:43, Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.courno...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> @lisp >> (use-modules (gnu packages gdb)) ;for 'gdb' >> >> (define gdb-sans-guile >> (package >> (inherit gdb) >> (inputs (modify-inputs (package-inputs gdb) >> (delete "guile"))))) >> @end lisp > > Do you mean inconsistent because based on what I wrote it should have > used "package/inherit gdb ..." instead of (package (inherit gdb) ...) ? Based on my understanding about what you wrote. > If so, I agree. It could be modified to use the former and an extra > explanation offered about why package/inherit is used here when it's to > be preferred to plain inheritance. Well, from my point of view, we have a trap because the documentation is not clear. :-) Well, I think it is not only by replacing in the example. I think the manual should provide 2 examples and makes a clear line when one needs to pick ’inherit’ or when one needs to pick ’package/inherit’. Somehow, we have a similar issue as we had before with “Snippet vs Phases“. It would help to have plain words for ’package/inherit’ use cases; assuming all the other use cases are covered by ’inherit’. ;-) Cheers, simon
