Hi Timothy,

On Tue, May 23, 2023 at 12:31 AM Timothy Washington <twash...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes that was it! I added "(native-inputs (list perl python))" to my package 
> definition.
>
> $ guix build -L ~/dotfiles/ rust-rustscan   # A. Now builds again!

Hats off to Tobias Kortkamp for pinpointing the issue so confidently
and so quickly! We have a lot of amazing packaging talent on this
list.

> i. Using a direct "guix build" gives you a directory in "/gnu/store". And you 
> can add that bin to your PATH.

You may wish to have a look at 'guix shell'. It does something very
similar via an intermediate collection of symlinks that look like an
aggregate file tree, which we call a profile.

> I'm attaching the full package definition to this email.

Should 'rustscan' perhaps become part of Guix? I'd be happy to assist
with preparing such a patch while preserving your authorship.

Kind regards
Felix

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