Re: 'package-name-version' and 'strip-store-file-name' does the same thing with different ways

[Alex Vong]

address@hidden (Ludovic Courtès) writes:

> Hello Alex,
>
> Alex Vong <address@hidden> skribis:
>
>> Btw, I also noticed that the procedure 'flatten' are defined in
>> (gnu services telephony), (gnu services web) and (guix import utils).
>> [I was about to define my own version of it...]
>> I like the version using 'fold-right' together with 'match-lambda*' the
>> most. Should we move it (guix build utils) and remove the rest?
>
> About ‘flatten’ specifically, I feel like it’s not a good sign in terms
> of programming style when we end up using it (though we’d need to study
> these specific use cases), so I’m reluctant to “standardizing” it.  :-)
>
Your comment lead me to find out that 'append-map' is actually what I
want. I am curious why it is an indication of bad style.

>> Similarly, 'file-sans-extension' are defined in both (guix utils) and
>> (guix build guile-build-system). They are both the same. Should we move
>> them to (guix build utils) as well?
>
> Yes, sounds like a good idea!
>
OK!

> Thanks,
> Ludo’.

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