[debbugs-tracker] bug#30569: closed (Profile can contain the exact same entry several times)

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regarding Profile can contain the exact same entry several times
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> Packages count as installed twice
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> Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:05:53 +0100
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> Mutt/1.9.3 (2018-01-21)
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> Hello,
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> trying to upgrade my packages, I notice something curious:
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> $ ./pre-inst-env guix package -n -u
> The following packages would be upgraded:
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>    gnutls       3.5.13 -> 3.5.13        
> /gnu/store/1ah3fd12w6v66q6yjdmd39xbisqi0gpw-gnutls-3.5.13
>    gnutls       3.5.13 -> 3.5.13        
> /gnu/store/1ah3fd12w6v66q6yjdmd39xbisqi0gpw-gnutls-3.5.13
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> There is twice the exactly same package!
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> $ ./pre-inst-env guix package -I gnutls
> gnutls  3.5.13  out     
> /gnu/store/g09is0bw144d8zrd059fiarqmjq7vr8a-gnutls-3.5.13
> gnutls  3.5.13  out     
> /gnu/store/g09is0bw144d8zrd059fiarqmjq7vr8a-gnutls-3.5.13
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> This looks like a bug to me...
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> Andreas
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> Re: bug#30569: Packages count as installed twice
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> Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:01:03 +0100
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> Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.3 (gnu/linux)
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> Ricardo Wurmus <address@hidden> skribis:
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> > Andreas Enge <address@hidden> writes:
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> >> On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 10:55:05PM +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> >>> What should we do?  Status quo?  Throwing a ‘delete-duplicates’ call?
> >>> Let’s have a poll!  ;-)
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> >> The thing is confusing, and delete-duplicates should be essentially for free,
> >> so I would support to call it. (Well, I filed the bug since I consider this
> >> behaviour to be a bug, no big surprise then!)
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> > I agree.  I don’t see a reason to allow for the same package to appear
> > more than once in the manifest.
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> Alright, fixed in 435603a1d6106b535cf143d17cb030b2d0795b54, thanks!
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> Ludo’.
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