Re: Move switch-symlinks to (guix build utils)

[Maxime Devos]

Arun Isaac schreef op wo 01-06-2022 om 13:04 [+0530]:
> Hi Guix,
> 
> The switch-symlinks function from (guix utils) is often required in
> activation-service G-expressions. But, only (guix build utils) and not
> (guix utils) is available to such G-expressions. See, for example, the
> pcscd-activation G-expression in (gnu services security-token) where
> switch-symlinks gets
> redefined. 
> https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/services/security-token.scm#n70
> 
> Could we move switch-symlinks to (guix build utils)? Would such a change
> require a core-updates cycle?

To avoid a world-rebuild, you could for now make a module (guix build
symlinks) or such?  An alternative is (gnu build activation), but then
some (guix ...) modules would depend on (gnu ...).

Greetings,
Maxime.

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