[bug#63854] [PATCH core-updates v2 1/2] gnu: libxml2: Add SGML_CATALOG_FILES to native-search-path.

[Bruno Victal]

Hi gemmaro,

On 2023-06-04 13:28, gemmaro wrote:
> * gnu/packages/xml.scm
> (libxml2)[native-search-paths]: Add SGML_CATALOG_FILES.
> (opensp)[native-search-paths]: Remove SGML_CATALOG_FILES.

[…]

> @@ -1781,14 +1792,6 @@ (define-public opensp
>                  (("^\tOSGMLNORM=`echo osgmlnorm\\|sed 
> '\\$\\(transform\\)'`\\\\")
>                   "\tOSGMLNORM=`echo osgmlnorm|sed '$(transform)'`")
>                  (("^\t\\$\\(SHELL\\)\n") "")))))))
> -    ;; $SGML_CATALOG_FILES lists 'catalog' or 'CATALOG' or '*.cat' files 
> found
> -    ;; under the 'sgml' sub-directory of any given package.
> -    (native-search-paths (list (search-path-specification
> -                                (variable "SGML_CATALOG_FILES")
> -                                (separator ":")
> -                                (files '("sgml"))
> -                                (file-pattern 
> "^catalog$|^CATALOG$|^.*\\.cat$")
> -                                (file-type 'regular))))

Interesting, looking at opensp it seems that it also makes use of the
SGML_CATALOG_FILES environment variable so I don't think it shouldn't
be removed though I don't know if it's valid for more than one package
to share the same native-search-path.

Maybe someone else can weigh in?


-- 
Furthermore, I consider that nonfree software must be eradicated.

Cheers,
Bruno.