AUR for GuixSD (was: GuixSD on arm (ng0))

2016-07-05 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Hi David, > I don't see guixsd as a linux distro but more as a linux distro > building kit. I cannot resist… :) We see GuixSD as a variant of the GNU system. (I think the term “linux distro” had its run and can be retired now.) > Also on a related issue. At some point we may want something lik

Re: Why do some vm-image VM packages display "OUTPUTS: (Package is obsolete)"?

2016-07-05 Thread myglc2
myglc2 writes: > I am running Guix/Debian from this git checkout ... > > g1@e3b:~/dev/guix$ git branch -av | grep '* master' > * master fda746b gnu: menu-cache: Update to > 1.0.1. > > g1@e3b:~/dev/guix$ stat /home/g1/.config/guix/latest | grep File: > File: ‘/

Why do some vm-image VM packages display "OUTPUTS: (Package is obsolete)"?

2016-07-05 Thread myglc2
I am running Guix/Debian from this git checkout ... g1@e3b:~/dev/guix$ git branch -av | grep '* master' * master fda746b gnu: menu-cache: Update to 1.0.1. g1@e3b:~/dev/guix$ stat /home/g1/.config/guix/latest | grep File: File: ‘/home/g1/.config/guix/latest’ -

Re: GuixSD on arm (ng0)

2016-07-05 Thread David Craven
Many projects use email for patch submission, so for me it's just another useful skill to learn. I assumed that sending the patches via email was the easy part. So whatever works best for you guys... ;-) On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:45 PM, Alex Sassmannshausen wrote: > Hello, > > Leo Famulari writes:

Re: GuixSD on arm

2016-07-05 Thread Jookia
On Tue, Jul 05, 2016 at 10:53:14AM +0200, t3sserakt wrote: > That would be very kind. I would endeavor that your work will not be for > nothing. > Like Alex I also had the experience, that you need a lot of patience > when participating > in free software development. There are a lot of volunteer w

Re: GuixSD on arm (ng0)

2016-07-05 Thread ng0
Leo Famulari writes: > On Tue, Jul 05, 2016 at 03:04:56PM +0200, David Craven wrote: >> Just chiming in here... >> >> I know that github being propietary software probably won't be >> considered, but it is unarguably an awesome piece of software, >> possibly the best propietary software since goo

Re: GuixSD on arm

2016-07-05 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Jookia <166...@gmail.com> writes: > - Patches would get lost regularly. Yeah, this is still a problem for me. Many patches slip by because I have no capacity to review them in time. I have settled on reviewing things that I feel I’m a little more qualified to review than others, such as R pack

Re: GuixSD on arm (ng0)

2016-07-05 Thread Alex Sassmannshausen
Hello, Leo Famulari writes: > On Tue, Jul 05, 2016 at 03:04:56PM +0200, David Craven wrote: >> Just chiming in here... >> >> I know that github being propietary software probably won't be >> considered, but it is unarguably an awesome piece of software, >> possibly the best propietary software s

Re: GuixSD on arm (ng0)

2016-07-05 Thread Leo Famulari
On Tue, Jul 05, 2016 at 03:04:56PM +0200, David Craven wrote: > Just chiming in here... > > I know that github being propietary software probably won't be > considered, but it is unarguably an awesome piece of software, > possibly the best propietary software since google search :-) I think > that

Re: Reproducible bootstrapping

2016-07-05 Thread Leo Famulari
On Tue, Jul 05, 2016 at 09:34:30AM +0200, t3sserakt wrote: > Am 04.07.16 um 18:46 schrieb Efraim Flashner: > > > On Mon, Jul 04, 2016 at 06:01:51PM +0200, t3sserakt wrote: > >> Hi Ludo, > >> > >> thx for your quick reply, but no. > >> > >> I was talking about reproducible builds like it is mention

Re: GuixSD on arm

2016-07-05 Thread Jookia
On Tue, Jul 05, 2016 at 10:23:07AM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > Howdy Jookia, Thanks for your reply! I just want to follow up to elaborate on a few things: > Jookia <166...@gmail.com> skribis: > > > - Patches would get lost regularly. > > Lack of responsiveness is terrible, but I think it’s

Re: GuixSD on arm (ng0)

2016-07-05 Thread David Craven
I don't see guixsd as a linux distro but more as a linux distro building kit. Sure there are default options for new users, but the idea behind guix was to be like emacs right? So freedom and hackability are the most important core values here, including the freedom of choice of bootloader. Also o

Re: GuixSD on arm

2016-07-05 Thread Alex Sassmannshausen
Hey Jookia, You might not be looking for this kind of email, but I wanted to send it anyway, feel free to ignore… I'm sorry to hear you feel the project is currently not set up to help people like you contribute. Obviously I cannot speak for the project, as I'm rather involved on the sidelines (

Re: GuixSD on arm (ng0)

2016-07-05 Thread David Craven
Just chiming in here... I know that github being propietary software probably won't be considered, but it is unarguably an awesome piece of software, possibly the best propietary software since google search :-) I think that using github would improve the efficiency of submitting/reviewing patches

Re: GuixSD on arm

2016-07-05 Thread ng0
Hi, thanks for your reply Jookia. This message makes it more clear to me why you quit/no longer consider the other project a while (some months?) ago. While I can not understand all of it, I have sympathy and can understand the current decisions you made. Further below a comment on some topics.

Re: Reproducible bootstrapping

2016-07-05 Thread t3sserakt
Am 05.07.2016 10:11 schrieb l...@gnu.org: t3sserakt skribis: I was talking about reproducible builds like it is mentioned here: https://lwn.net/Articles/663954/ Currently a large fraction (no exact figure yet) of the packages are bit-reproducible, but it’s not 100%. For example, the .go fi

Re: udev rules and system configuration

2016-07-05 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hello! Ricardo Wurmus skribis: > Ludovic Courtès writes: > >> Ricardo Wurmus skribis: > >>> Here’s an idea, which might be bad: how about adding a feature to load >>> and merge a directory tree of configuration files as they are? For >>> example, if I had a directory “/etc/guix/system/udev/ru

Re: GuixSD on arm

2016-07-05 Thread t3sserakt
Am 05.07.16 um 00:18 schrieb Jookia: > On Mon, Jul 04, 2016 at 05:14:56PM +, ng0 wrote: >> t3sserakt writes: >> >>> Hi Ludo, >>> >>> I would like to help, but I have no idea where to start. >>> I am "just" an application developer, and do not have >>> the right knowledge for doing this task alo

Re: GuixSD on arm

2016-07-05 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Howdy Jookia, Jookia <166...@gmail.com> skribis: > - Patches would get lost regularly. Lack of responsiveness is terrible, but I think it’s easy to complain about it until one gets involved in patch reviews. Also, some reviews are more difficult than other: adding support for another bootloader

Re: Reproducible bootstrapping

2016-07-05 Thread Ludovic Courtès
t3sserakt skribis: > I was talking about reproducible builds like it is mentioned here: > > https://lwn.net/Articles/663954/ Currently a large fraction (no exact figure yet) of the packages are bit-reproducible, but it’s not 100%. For example, the .go files produced by Guile are not bit-reprodu

Re: Reproducible bootstrapping

2016-07-05 Thread t3sserakt
Am 04.07.16 um 18:46 schrieb Efraim Flashner: > On Mon, Jul 04, 2016 at 06:01:51PM +0200, t3sserakt wrote: >> Hi Ludo, >> >> thx for your quick reply, but no. >> >> I was talking about reproducible builds like it is mentioned here: >> >> https://lwn.net/Articles/663954/ >> >> Cheers >> >> t3sserak