Re: Global modification of #:make-flags

[Sarthak Shah]

Hey Suhail,

I was thinking about having a conversation in a guix-devel email thread itself.

From my understanding, debbugs issues are meant for technical features or issues pending implementation, while guix-devel threads are meant for discussions surrounding Guix and possible features.

This is why I had linked the relevant mailing list thread in my blog post as well.

Regards,

Sarthak.

On Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 12:25 Suhail Singh <suhailsingh247@gmail.com> wrote:

Sarthak Shah <shahsarthakw@gmail.com> writes:

> I think starting a debbugs issue could be a good idea once everyone's
> onboard with getting this patch merged!

I'm not sure I agree that consensus has to be a pre-requisite for
creating an issue.

> Right now, from what I gather, there are some more important conversations
> to be had, mainly with the Guix maintainers, as merging this patch could
> lead to a sharp, unexpected increase in complexity if we do not have proper
> guidelines and procedures in place for parameterization.

Creation of an issue doesn't imply that the patch (series) has to be
merged (in its current form or otherwise).  On the other hand, creation
of an issue allows for feedback to be gathered in one place.  In fact, I
would argue that there's value in creating an issue even before any code
towards a patch has been written (by, say, submitting a feature request
to <bug-guix@gnu.org>).

If not on an issue, where do you intend to have the conversations you
alluded to above?

--
Suhail