Re: [PATCH] gnu: grep: Fix for gnulib library.

[Efraim Flashner]

On Sat, Mar 11, 2017 at 05:37:13PM +0200, Manolis Ragkousis wrote:
> Hello Ludo,
> 
> On 03/11/2017 01:31 PM, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> > Hi!
> > 
> > address@hidden skribis:
> > 
> >> From f76585a44afdc41187df768eec79fb723713cf0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> >> From: rennes <address@hidden>
> >> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 23:21:49 -0600
> >> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: grep: Fix for gnulib library.
> >>
> >> * gnu/packages/patches/grep-gnulib-lock.patch: New file.                   
> >>                                
> >> * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
> > 
> > Looks like we missed this ‘core-updates’ cycle.  :-/
> > 
> > To apply it without triggering a full rebuild, you could instead add a
> > phase that invokes ‘patch’ to apply it, only when the cross-compilation
> > target or system is GNU/Hurd.
> > 
> > Like:
> > 
> >   ,@(if (gnu/hurd?)
> >         `((add-before 'configure 'patch …))
> >         '())  ;nothing
> > 
> > Could you try that?
> 
> Even though this would work, maybe we should wait for the next
> core-updates circle in order to avoid more (if (hurd)..) patches.
> 
> Rene WDYT?
> 
> Manolis
> 

more (if (hurd ...)) patches does also make it easier to merge in
changes for those not using hurd when the time comes, and it allows
those actively using hurd to make changes to more low-level packages
without worrying about how it affects the other architectures/kernels.

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