Simon Tournier writes:
> On Thu, 02 Nov 2023 at 15:25, Suhail wrote:
>
>> Yes, with the test derivation being something like a "fixed-output
>> derivation". [[info:guix#Derivations][From the manual]]:
>
> No, it cannot be a “fixed-output” derivation…
>
> …because we cannot know in advance the ex
Greg Hogan writes:
> On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 11:26 AM Suhail wrote:
>> Perhaps not all. The thing that sets the "check" phase (#:tests?) apart
>> from the rest is that it's an identity transform with a
>> side-effect. i.e., it simply reports on the state of its input (i.e.,
>> the build artifact)
On Thu, 2 Nov 2023 at 18:02, Simon Tournier wrote:
> /gnu/store/7fc3933yqq9hnp4rrxp84gxdpg270k7v-hi-build-2.10
> /gnu/store/7fc3933yqq9hnp4rrxp84gxdpg270k7v-hi-test-2.10
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Hi,
On Thu, 02 Nov 2023 at 15:25, Suhail wrote:
> It certainly seems to be the case. Would you know the specific place(s)
> in the source code (in addition to guix/derivations.scm and
> guix/store.scm) that would be relevant for this discussion?
I guess all the build systems: guix/build/*.scm a
On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 11:26 AM Suhail wrote:
> Perhaps not all. The thing that sets the "check" phase (#:tests?) apart
> from the rest is that it's an identity transform with a
> side-effect. i.e., it simply reports on the state of its input (i.e.,
> the build artifact) leaving the build artifact
Simon Tournier writes:
> On Wed, 01 Nov 2023 at 17:52, Suhail wrote:
>
>> If not, why should skipping the tests result in a different
>> derivation tree?
>
> The store path is different because it hashes all the inputs, included
> the builder script; from my understanding.
It certainly seems to
Hi,
On Wed, 01 Nov 2023 at 11:09, Vagrant Cascadian
wrote:
>> Please bear with me as I again belabor the same point without receiving
>> public support. Building packages should be separate from testing them.
>
> In general, I agree... sort of.
>
> I do see value in build-time tests preventing
