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Re: [PATCH 1/4] gnu: Separate util-linux into three packages.


From: Hartmut Goebel
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] gnu: Separate util-linux into three packages.
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 15:43:32 +0100
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Am 10.11.2016 um 22:14 schrieb John Darrington:
> +(define-public util-linux/base
>    (package
> -    (name "util-linux")
> +    (name "util-linux-base")

I'm in favour of naming the variable as the package. This eases using them.

> +(define-public util-linux
> +  (package
> +    (inherit util-linux/base)
> +    (name "util-linux")
> +    (source (origin (inherit (package-source util-linux/base))))

I'm curious: Why do you need to inherit the package-source here?

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Regards
Hartmut Goebel

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