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Re: Should 'build-expression->derivation' be used for new build systems?
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Ludovic Courtès |
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Re: Should 'build-expression->derivation' be used for new build systems? |
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Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:05:34 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) |
Hello Alex,
Alex Vong <address@hidden> skribis:
> I noticed that in the (guix derivations) module,
> 'build-expression->derivation' is marked as deprecated. However, I see
> that all build systems currently living in the (guix build-system ...)
> namespaces are still using it. Is this intended or will this be changed
> eventually? If this is going to change, is there an example to follow?
For now, you have to use it.
The story of ‘build-expression->derivation’ is that of an unfinished
transition to G-expressions. :-)
There’s a branch called ‘wip-build-systems-gexp’ that aims to complete
that transition, but I haven’t yet gotten around to actually finishing
the work. This is one of the things I want us to complete for 1.0
though, so sooner rather than later.
Thanks,
Ludo’.