Re: [PATCH] ui: 'package->recutils' serializes the source field.

[Alex Kost]

David Craven (2016-08-10 17:13 +0300) wrote:

>> Even so, if one insisted on using the recutils output in a programmatic
>> fashion (e.g. in a bash script), it would be best to run “guix build
>> --source” on the package names to obtain the actual source tarballs that
>> are used by Guix.
>
> I don't disagree. Alex what do you think?

Do you mean about your original proposal?  I am for it: I don't
comprehend why the source URL can't be displayed (especially since a
user can easily find it anyway), but I don't understand FSDG well enough
to judge, so I prefer not to participate in this discussion.

(I hope this thread will not tear Guix contributors apart)

-- 
Alex