Re: [PATCH 2/3] gnu: util-linux: Add "static" output.

[Leo Famulari]

On Sat, Apr 02, 2016 at 03:29:33PM +0200, Tobias Geerinckx-Rice wrote:
> * gnu/packages/linux.scm: (util-linux)[outputs]: New field.
>   [arguments]: Remove "--disable-static" configure flag.
>   Add 'move-static-libraries phase.
> ---
>  gnu/packages/linux.scm | 16 +++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
> index 917a4d2..0260b0e 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
> @@ -464,12 +464,11 @@ providing the system administrator with some help in 
> common tasks.")
>                      (("build_kill=yes") "build_kill=no"))
>                    #t))))
>      (build-system gnu-build-system)
> +    (outputs '("out"           ; everything
> +               "static"))      ; >2 MiB of static .a libraries
>      (arguments
>       `(#:configure-flags (list "--disable-use-tty-group"
>  
> -                               ;; Do not build .a files to save 2 MiB.
> -                               "--disable-static"
> -
>                                 ;; Install completions where our
>                                 ;; bash-completion package expects them.
>                                 (string-append "--with-bashcompletiondir="
> @@ -494,6 +493,17 @@ providing the system administrator with some help in 
> common tasks.")
>                         (substitute* "tests/ts/misc/mcookie"
>                           (("/etc/services")
>                            (string-append net "/etc/services")))
> +                       #t)))
> +                  (add-after
> +                   'install 'move-static-libraries

How about calling the phase 'install-static' as in your btrfs-progs
patch?

> +                   (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
> +                     (let ((out    (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
> +                           (static (assoc-ref outputs "static")))
> +                       (mkdir-p (string-append static "/lib"))
> +                       (with-directory-excursion out
> +                         (for-each (lambda (f)
> +                                     (rename-file f (string-append static 
> "/" f)))
> +                                   (find-files "lib" "\\.a$")))
>                         #t))))))
>      (inputs `(("zlib" ,zlib)
>                ("ncurses" ,ncurses)))
> -- 
> 2.7.0
> 
>