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Re: New ‘guix graph’ command
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Pjotr Prins |
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Re: New ‘guix graph’ command |
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Fri, 4 Sep 2015 10:13:01 +0200 |
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Maybe we should have both. I like the current version because it reads
logically from a *users* perspective. E.g.
http://dthompson.us/images/guix/ruby-pg-graph.png
ruby-pg depends on postgresql 9.3.8, depends on zlib 1.2.7. Logical.
Pj.
On Thu, Sep 03, 2015 at 08:55:46PM +0000, Cook, Malcolm wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I like the request.
>
> I think the dependent packages should be pointed to.
>
> In this way, each node in the graph and its outgoing arrows reflect the
> contents of a single package.
>
> ~Malco
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: address@hidden [mailto:guix-devel-
> > address@hidden On Behalf Of Ludovic Courtès
> > Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 3:47 PM
> > To: Andreas Enge <address@hidden>
> > Cc: Guix-devel <address@hidden>
> > Subject: Re: New ‘guix graph’ command
> >
> > Hey!
> >
> > Andreas Enge <address@hidden> skribis:
> >
> > > Very neat indeed! A tiny bit of nitpicking: Would it not be preferable
> > > if the arrows were reversed, from the inputs to the dependent packages?
> >
> > Dunno, maybe the graph people would choose the other direction but I like
> it
> > this way, looks more “intuitive” to me. What do people think?
> >
> > Ludo’.
>
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