On Sun, Jan 14 2024, Fredrik Salomonsson wrote: > 3) Copy an older definition that works to my custom channel, add a > prefix and use that until it is fixed.
This is what I do. Or, more accurately, I copy it into my home.scm file and use the package object directly. That way it's clear why it exists, and it's easier to remove when I no longer need it. > My question what is the best practice for this? ... Maybe something > with the time-machine? I don't know about best practice, but I think at one point I did use inferiors for this (which is what time machine users under the hood). Unfortunately I can't remember why I stopped. If you'd like to go this way, the documentation in "(guix) Inferiors" has a short example of getting a package out of a different Guix version. It's pretty straightforward. Carlo
