Re: GUB

[Thomas Morley]

2018-07-09 23:33 GMT+02:00 Carl Sorensen <address@hidden>:
> In May, when we were discussing the limitations of 32 bit MinGW, I asked Jan 
> for an estimate of how much work it would be to add a 64-bt MinGW to GUB.
>
> His answer was that GUB is a hack, and that he wasn't interested in putting 
> any more effort into fixing up GUB, although he would certainly provide me 
> advice if I asked for it.
>
> His recommendation was to move to Guix[1], which is an existing and 
> supporting package for maintaining appropriate package versions for a 
> particular user.  He said he would be willing to help with that, as it's 
> making things better, not just spending more effort on a hack.
>
> Are there any opinions on whether we should pursue a move to Guix?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
>
> 1. 
> https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/en/html_node/Package-Management.html


>From a mail by Ludovic Courtès via the guile-user-list:
"The plan is for Guix to require Guile >= 2.2 sometime soon though,"
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guile-user/2018-07/msg00043.html

So ...

Cheers,
  Harm