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Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] Allow `files' in the toplevel of egg descr


From: felix . winkelmann
Subject: Re: [Chicken-hackers] [PATCH] Allow `files' in the toplevel of egg description files
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2018 12:57:53 +0200

> How should we go about this topic?
>
> The easiest approach would be using `files' in the egg description file.
> It should not require any modifications to henrietta-cache.  As far as I
> can see, only flipping `f' in chicken-install.scm should do the trick.
> Felix mentions `files' in the toplevel can be confusing, though.
>
> To use `distribution-files' in the egg description file, we'd have to 1)
> make chicken-install handle it (or just accept it), 2) make
> henrietta-cache use it 3) deploy the new henrietta-cache to both egg
> servers.  I don't think this approach is very complicated, but it is
> certainly more work.  And I don't know much about henrietta-cache
> internals, but I suppose the change would not be a big deal.

If a new property name is deemed to be too much hassle, then flip
the toplevel flag for "files" - but people will be confused, no doubt.


felix




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