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[bug#30469] [PATCH 0/1] Require Guile >= 2.0.14
From: |
Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
[bug#30469] [PATCH 0/1] Require Guile >= 2.0.14 |
Date: |
Sat, 24 Feb 2018 23:41:24 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.3 (gnu/linux) |
Hello,
Eric Bavier <address@hidden> skribis:
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2018 16:26:27 +0100
> Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Hello Guix,
>>
>> This patch is to require Guile >= 2.0.14, released one year ago, instead
>> of 2.0.9, released in 2013.
>>
>> For the record, here’s the distro status:
>>
>> • Debian unstable has 2.2:
>>
>> <https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=default§ion=all&arch=any&searchon=names&keywords=guile-2.2>.
>>
>> • Older Debian versions have 2.0.13 (not .14):
>> <https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=guile-2.0>.
>
> How much of this patch would change if it were to instead support
> 2.0.13? Is cutting off users of Debian stable a good idea?
I’ll double-check but I think the patch remains valid if we require
2.0.13.
If it works I’ll commit that next week.
>> I’d also like it to be the last release that support Guile 2.0.
>
> Same question.
2.2 is becoming quite widespread in distros.
Overall it’s a cost/benefit tradeoff, and we have to take into account
that most users get Guix using the binary tarball or GuixSD.
Thanks for your feedback,
Ludo’.