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Re: Change the '--with-source' flag to use the syntax `--with-source=PAC
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Ludovic Courtès |
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Re: Change the '--with-source' flag to use the syntax `--with-source=PACKAGE=SOURCE` |
Date: |
Fri, 19 Jun 2020 23:21:00 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3 (gnu/linux) |
Hi,
pkill9 <pkill9@runbox.com> skribis:
> I propose changing the `--with-source` flag to use the syntax of
> similar `--with-...` flags such as `--with-commit`, e.g.
> `--with-source=PACKAGE=SOURCE`, because currently you need to
> change a file to match the form "package-version.extension`, and it
> searches the package graph to find the package to replace the input
> with. It's annoying having to download a source file and change it's
> filename just to have it work with this flag.
You can use ‘--with-source=PACKAGE=SOURCE’, too:
https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Package-Transformation-Options.html
Ludo’.