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bug#43627: [PATCH core-updates v2 1/2] guix: Add an append-separator? fi
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Maxim Cournoyer |
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bug#43627: [PATCH core-updates v2 1/2] guix: Add an append-separator? field to the <search-path-specification> record. |
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Thu, 20 May 2021 10:24:33 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) |
Hi!
Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> writes:
> Hi,
>
> Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> skribis:
>
>> This new field allows to specify in a search-path-specification that a
>> trailing separator should be added to the computed value of the environment
>> variable. A trailing separator sometimes has the meaning that the usual
>> builtin locations should be looked up as well as the ones explicitly
>> specified.
>>
>> One use case is to specify the Emacs library paths using EMACSLOADPATH. This
>> allows to not embed the Emacs version in its search path specification, which
>> has been shown to cause issues when upgrading a profile or when defining
>> variant Emacs packages of different versions.
>
> Got it now. :-)
>
> Leo.s patch series seems to be addressing the same issue:
>
> https://issues.guix.gnu.org/47661
>
> Should we hold on until we.ve reviewed and acted upon #47661? Or does
> it have known uses apart from Emacs?
The above as now been merged, obsoleting this series. Closing!
Thanks,
Maxim
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