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Re: [PATCH] Add MAFFT.


From: Ricardo Wurmus
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add MAFFT.
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2015 12:16:06 +0200

Andreas Enge <address@hidden> writes:

> On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 01:10:14PM +1000, Ben Woodcroft wrote:
>> I'm actually a bit confused as to the difference between a snippet vs. a
>> patch stage as above - when is each appropriate? Snippets are only for
>> removing non-free software?
>
> I would use a snippet for something internal to Guix, or specific to the
> way we handle things, while a patch is intended to be passed upstream (or
> sometimes taken from upstream already) to correct a bug in the software.

It should be noted that changes performed by snippets directly affect
the resulting tarball produced by ‘guix build -S’.  Whenever you want
the sources for a package to be permanently modified for the users, a
snippet would be the right way to achieve that.




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