Re: version-1.4.0 branch updated

2022-01-10 Thread Leo Famulari
On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 07:31:45PM -0500, Maxim Cournoyer wrote: > The CI hasn't yet been switched on to build the branch yet; let's give a > bit more time for other changes like this to have a chance to be > considered/merged and then switch it on! Perhaps Wednesday. It seems risky to me to put

Re: [PATCH] website: Announce Guix days!

2022-01-10 Thread Luis Felipe
On Monday, January 10th, 2022 at 10:44 PM, Luis Felipe wrote: > I'm attaching a patch that fixes the jagged text in the source SVG and adds a > variant of the poster. And here are PNGs from each of them: > > Original (fixed text): > > https://luis-felipe.gitlab.io/media/2022/01/Guix-Days-on

Re: version-1.4.0 branch updated

2022-01-10 Thread Maxim Cournoyer
Hi Ricardo, Ricardo Wurmus writes: > Maxim Cournoyer writes: > >> If nobody has another world rebuilding change deemed necessary in time >> for the release, I suggest we enable substitutes on the branch soon, and >> then get busy trying to get 'make dist' to succeed so that we can issue >> a fi

Re: [PATCH] website: Announce Guix days!

2022-01-10 Thread Luis Felipe
I'm attaching a patch that fixes the jagged text in the source SVG and adds a variant of the poster. And here are PNGs from each of them: Original (fixed text): https://luis-felipe.gitlab.io/media/2022/01/Guix-Days-online-2022.png Variant: https://luis-felipe.gitlab.io/media/2022/01/Guix-Days-20

Re: version-1.4.0 branch updated

2022-01-10 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Maxim Cournoyer writes: > If nobody has another world rebuilding change deemed necessary in time > for the release, I suggest we enable substitutes on the branch soon, and > then get busy trying to get 'make dist' to succeed so that we can issue > a first RC. I’ve got some world rebuilding cha

Re: Return back original implementation for text-config serialization

2022-01-10 Thread Liliana Marie Prikler
Am Montag, dem 10.01.2022 um 12:49 +0300 schrieb Andrew Tropin: > [T]he whole point of escape hatch is to make it possible to reuse > existing files directly without any manipulation on them and importer > should demonstrate how to do it. That'd make more sense if the importer copied bashrc to some

version-1.4.0 branch updated

2022-01-10 Thread Maxim Cournoyer
Hello, I've pushed a version-1.4.0 branch refresh that tackled a few issues: - #52269 (sitecustomize.py: Honor .pth files.) - #52574 (glib: Fix cross-compilation.) - #52411 (gnu: pciutils: Fix the conditional for the kmod input.) - #52519 (gnu: glibmm-2.64: Fix libsigc++ propagation.) Since touc

Re: [PATCH] website: Announce Guix days!

2022-01-10 Thread Luis Felipe
Hi, Julien. On Monday, January 10th, 2022 at 5:16 PM, Julien Lepiller jul...@lepiller.eu wrote: > Attached is the full patch, with the blog post, banner and logo. I'll > > push on Wednesday if there is no answer. I tried the patch locally and found some issues: The link from the banner to th

Re: ImageMagick from 2020?

2022-01-10 Thread zimoun
Hi Maxime, Thanks! On Mon, 10 Jan 2022 at 19:36, Maxime Devos wrote: > guix download > https://git.centos.org/sources/ImageMagick/c7/ed27964d872abc81dc2388d333874766058a9b5d > [downloading] > 1jxjxhnvznpbdigry2cgxx94cx6k6y3rs40a464n5yln29s1qlz1 Then after, cp /gnu/store/qv9adcfsvhm79sin

Re: ImageMagick from 2020?

2022-01-10 Thread Maxime Devos
Timothy Sample schreef op ma 10-01-2022 om 13:01 [-0500]: > Hi zimoun, > > zimoun writes: > > > We probably do not have this item. Since it is 'xz', it is somehow > > expected because it is works in progress. > > XZ support is working in Disarchive now. I’m hosting quite a few XZ > specificat

Re: Alternative solution to stat storm problem

2022-01-10 Thread Tom Scogland
Hi Ludovic, thanks for your thoughts. You’re right, the LD_LIBRARY_PATH will not change the loading order, but using LD_PRELOAD will by the same mechanism we’re using, pre-filling the cache with a library at the same soname. As part of other explorations we’re doing around tweaking or wrapping

Re: ImageMagick from 2020?

2022-01-10 Thread Timothy Sample
Hi zimoun, zimoun writes: > We probably do not have this item. Since it is 'xz', it is somehow > expected because it is works in progress. XZ support is working in Disarchive now. I’m hosting quite a few XZ specifications at . > Can someone confirm we do not eff

ImageMagick from 2020?

2022-01-10 Thread zimoun
Hi, Trying to get 'hs-to-coq' working, I am travelling back in 2020 with commit: 1ac4004502. Then, I hit ImageMagick mismtach. --8<---cut here---start->8--- $ guix time-machine --commit=1ac4004502 -- build imagemagick guile: warning: failed to install locale s

[PATCH] website: Announce Guix days!

2022-01-10 Thread Julien Lepiller
Le Thu, 06 Jan 2022 20:54:29 +0100, zimoun a écrit : > Hi Julien, > > On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 at 02:37, Julien Lepiller > wrote: > > > I suggest that we have these days right after Fosdem, Monday and > > Tuesday. This should give us just a few more days to prepare, as I > > think we're starting pr

Re: Guix Documentation Meetup

2022-01-10 Thread André A . Gomes
Matt writes: > > I'm not connected with Guix with any way - a mere enthusiast and > > observer. > > I'm not sure what you mean. Being excited about something and taking > the time to observe it, like listening to music, is a connection, > right? I mentioned because ultimately the final word i

Re: "make dist" fails ... en@boldquote: warning: PO file headder missing or invalid

2022-01-10 Thread Mathieu Othacehe
Hello, >> > I've also in the past implored to set up a ci job for "make dist" to >> > make it at least easier to figure out which commits trigger these >> > issues... how can I help move that forward? :) > > Mathieu, what does Cuirass need to make that happens? That would require to have a deri

Re: Guix wiki

2022-01-10 Thread Josua Stingelin
Hi Matt, Thanks for the summary! Disclaimer: I'm currently not a guix user. I've been following the gnunet for a while so I felt qualified to comment. > Concern 1: guix will be soon be distributed over gnunet > > I'm not familiar with gnunet. Has this come to fruition? Are the > two mutual

Planet of Guix-related posts?

2022-01-10 Thread zimoun
Hi, My two points are: 1. we could have a Guix planet -- we should avoid the cathedral for quick recipes 2. too many different goals are directed to the Cookbook Well, my point is: instead of cathedral with an authority accepting patches after review, why not a web syndication (bazaar) as a P

Re: Branch with only available substitutes ?

2022-01-10 Thread Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution.
Also thanks for your reply, I'll try it ;) zimoun writes: > Hi, > > In case you missed it: > > > > which does not solve the issue but helps. :-) > > > On Sun, 9 Jan 2022 at 22:10, Nicolas Graves via Development of GNU

Re: Branch with only available substitutes ?

2022-01-10 Thread Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution.
Thanks all for your answer. Of course Maxime, wasn't meant to be mean or anything. I'm actually willing to help, although a bit limited in time in the coming weeks. What would be needed to help your pending patch @Mathieu ? Not sure if my scheme is already good enough, but I can try and take a l

Re: "make dist" fails ... en@boldquote: warning: PO file headder missing or invalid

2022-01-10 Thread zimoun
Hi, On Sat, 8 Jan 2022 at 01:47, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: > > I've also in the past implored to set up a ci job for "make dist" to > > make it at least easier to figure out which commits trigger these > > issues... how can I help move that forward? :) Mathieu, what does Cuirass need to make tha

Re: Guix Documentation Meetup

2022-01-10 Thread Matt
> Please don't misinterpret the following comments. But I don't see how the > 1st one > could land in a cookbook. You're fine, I more or less agree with you. I think something like it with a different package would be helpful. What I wrote probably isn't it. > Yes, I'm not a fan of wi

Re: Guix Documentation Meetup

2022-01-10 Thread Matt
> Also if I understand things correctly there are > actually plans to host a documentation meetup this Saturday (maybe at > around 10:30 AM ET as the last ones). Thank you! I should be able to attend. Is that January 15, at 10:30 am EST using https://meet.nixnet.services/b/jga-rtw-ahw-yky?

Re: Branch with only available substitutes ?

2022-01-10 Thread zimoun
Hi, In case you missed it: which does not solve the issue but helps. :-) On Sun, 9 Jan 2022 at 22:10, Nicolas Graves via Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution. wrote: > I find myself often waiting

Re: Return back original implementation for text-config serialization

2022-01-10 Thread Andrew Tropin
On 2022-01-09 20:44, Liliana Marie Prikler wrote: > Hi, > > Am Sonntag, dem 09.01.2022 um 20:48 +0300 schrieb Andrew Tropin: >> On 2022-01-09 12:19, Liliana Marie Prikler wrote: >> >> > Hi Andrew, >> > >> > Am Sonntag, dem 09.01.2022 um 12:12 +0300 schrieb Andrew Tropin: >> > >> > > Before fee0

Re: Guix Documentation Meetup

2022-01-10 Thread Oliver Propst
Hi Matt I thanks for your very elaborate and insightful mail. As a Guix user and enthusiast I definitely agree that documentation is important for the project. Also if I understand things correctly there are actually plans to host a documentation meetup this Saturday (maybe at around 10:30 AM E

Re: Guix Documentation Meetup

2022-01-10 Thread André A . Gomes
Matt writes: > > I see that this all seems confusing. > > Thank you for your response and for acknowledging my perspective. > Yes, I find many things about the documentation process confusing. I > can't speak for others, but I get the strong sense that I'm not alone > in that feeling. You're no

Re: Branch with only available substitutes ?

2022-01-10 Thread Mathieu Othacehe
Hello, > Short answer: yes, but someone has to not just ask whether it's > possible or tell it ‘should be easy’, and actually implement all this. > Also, have a look at channel-with-substitutes-available. > It's not sufficiently general for your use case though. There's also a pending patch ext