Re: Python 2 end-of-life?

[Bengt Richter]

Hi zimoun,

On +2019-11-29 12:41:43 +0100, zimoun wrote:
> Hi Bengt,
> 
[...]
> 
> > > > That's yet another question: could we patch the upstream code to replace
> > > > Python by something else that's more convenient for Guix. That may
> > > > actually be a worthwhile approach to reduce software bloat in Guix,
> > > > but it also shifts some of the maintenance burden from upstream to Guix.
> > >
> > > It does not appear to me a reasonable approach.
> >
> > If it could be an automated patch substitution of a pure guix function that
> > will pass the same well-designed test suite as the python function it 
> > replaces,
> > then I think it is entirely reasonable. We are not asking upstream to do 
> > anything,
> > other than providing a well-designed test suite that will serve themselves 
> > well.
> 
> Please show me the code and I will change my mind about the
> "reasonable approach". :-)
> 
> And what do we win? More reproducibility? More bootstrappability?
>

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/C._A._R._Hoare#The_Emperor's_Old_Clothes

The first quote in particular ;-)

> 
> All the best,
> simon

-- 
Regards,
Bengt Richter