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Blog: Guix packaging tutorial
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Pierre Neidhardt |
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Blog: Guix packaging tutorial |
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Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:50:58 +0200 |
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Hi!
I'd like to post a blog article which would serve as a packaging
tutorial.
A rough outline:
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0. Introduction
The perks of Guix, what it means to have a full-fledged programming
language at hand for package management (e.g. inheritance, en-masse
modifications).
1. General
Go through the various fields of the `package` record.
GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH, `guix build` and `guix package`.
Where to read about the build systems: Guix source code.
Explain some common pitfalls, e.g. the difference between
`define-public` and the `package` record (this has come up many times on
the mailing list), the Texinfo syntax in descriptions, the linter, the
licenses.
2. Trivial build system
Provide a complete example.
3. GNU build system
- Provide a complete, argument-free example.
- Provide a complete example with arguments such as extra configure/make
flags, some substitution, a snippet, etc.
4. Conclusion
Further reading, more build systems, tips & tricks.
Maybe mention a few complex package declarations
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What do you think?
I'm mostly wondering whether the GNU build system should be introduced
before the trivial build system: it's simpler and would let the user
have a first package ready within minutes with fewer lines of code to
understand; conversely, it also means that we would first take some
black-box systems for granted ("What the hell happens under the hood?",
might some readers wonder) which would only be explained later.
Opinions?
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Pierre Neidhardt
https://ambrevar.xyz/
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