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bug#43984: `--with-graft=...` doesn't work with packages of different le
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pkill9 |
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bug#43984: `--with-graft=...` doesn't work with packages of different length name/version |
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Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:50:13 +0100 |
> > Maybe if the length/version is different, then a symlink could be
> > created in the store pointing to the new dependency, with a
> > name/version that matches the length of the original dependency's
> > store name? Perhaps this new name/version could be something like
> > /gnu/store/...-original-dependency-name-gggggg, where 'g..' matches
> > the length of the version of the original dependency. The many 'g's
> > would make it clear that it is a graft. Then if someone looks in
> > the store, they would see it's a symlink too.
>
> That only works if the new name is shorter than the old name though.
> When the new name is longer (which is a more common case in our
> experience when introducing package replacements, typically because
> the new version string is longer), nothing can be done.
I'm confused about what you mean. Why would it matter if the new
name is longer than the old name?
- bug#43984: `--with-graft=...` doesn't work with packages of different length name/version, pkill9, 2020/10/13
- bug#43984: `--with-graft=...` doesn't work with packages of different length name/version, Ludovic Courtès, 2020/10/15
- bug#43984: `--with-graft=...` doesn't work with packages of different length name/version,
pkill9 <=
- bug#43984: `--with-graft=...` doesn't work with packages of different length name/version, Ludovic Courtès, 2020/10/16
- bug#43984: `--with-graft=...` doesn't work with packages of different length name/version, pkill9, 2020/10/16
- bug#43984: `--with-graft=...` doesn't work with packages of different length name/version, Ludovic Courtès, 2020/10/20
- bug#43984: `--with-graft=...` doesn't work with packages of different length name/version, Mark H Weaver, 2020/10/20
- bug#43984: `--with-graft=...` doesn't work with packages of different length name/version, Ludovic Courtès, 2020/10/21