Re: CV Assistant

[Jesse Gibbons]

On Fri, 2019-08-16 at 17:52 +0200, Nicolas Goaziou wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Raghav Gururajan <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > I sat to do it several times but could not start it due to the
> > situation I am in. I am curious to learn packaging in guix and I am
> > confident that I will be doing it someday. It just not the right
> > time
> > (hectic situation).
> 
> In order to get you, or someone else, started, here is a draft for
> the
> package:
> 
>   (define-public cvassistant
>     (package
>       (name "cvassistant")
>       (version "3.1.0")
>       (source (origin
>                 (method url-fetch)
>                 (uri (string-append
> "mirror://sourceforge/cvassistant/"
>                                     "cvassistant-" version "-
> src.tar.bz2"))
>                 (sha256
>                  (base32
>                   "1y2680bazyiwm50gdhdd4982ckbjscrkbw2mngyk7yw708iadv
> r7"))))
>       (build-system gnu-build-system)
>       (arguments
>        `(#:phases
>          (modify-phases %standard-phases
>            (add-after 'unpack 'remove-donation-banner
>              ;; Remove dialog box with a donation link, as suggested
> by
>              ;; the INSTALL file.
>              (lambda _
>                (substitute* "controllers/mainwindow.cpp"
>                  (("#(define NO_DONATION_PROMPT)" _ line) line))
>                #t))
>            (add-after 'unpack 'fix-quazip-directory
>              ;; Without it, build process fails with "fatal error:
>              ;; quazip/quazipfile.h: No such file or directory".
>              ;;
>              ;; FIXME: insufficient! It fails later with "ld: cannot
>              ;; find -lquazip-qt5".
>              (lambda _
>                (substitute* "models/resumedocument.h"
>                  (("quazip(/quazipfile\\.h)" _ suffix)
>                   (string-append "quazip5" suffix)))
>                #t))
>            (replace 'configure
>              (lambda _ (invoke "qmake"))))))
>       (inputs
>        `(("qtbase" ,qtbase)
>          ("quazip" ,quazip)
>          ("zlib" ,zlib)))
>       (home-page "https://cvassistant.sourceforge.io/";)
>       (synopsis "Job application organizer")
>       (description "Whether you're looking for a job or trying to
> help
>   a friend to find one, CVAssistant is a tool for you.  It helps you
> by
>   preparing resumes and cover letters and organizing your job
>   application process.  It:
>   @itemize
>   @item Stores all your skills and experiences.
>   @item Creates resumes tailored for each job you apply.
>   @item Creates cover letters summarized to match each job
>   advertisement.
>   @item Keeps a history of job applications so you are ready when you
>   receive a phone call.
>   @item Writes resumes in your language.  All languages are
> supported!
>   @end itemize")
>       (license license:gpl3+)))
> 
> Unfortunately, it fails to build with "ld: cannot find -lquazip-qt5".
> This is probably related to this part of the definition:
> 
>   (add-after 'unpack 'fix-quazip-directory
>     ;; Without it, build process fails with "fatal error:
>     ;; quazip/quazipfile.h: No such file or directory".
>     ;;
>     ;; FIXME: insufficient! It fails later with "ld: cannot
>     ;; find -lquazip-qt5".
>     (lambda _
>       (substitute* "models/resumedocument.h"
>         (("quazip(/quazipfile\\.h)" _ suffix)
>          (string-append "quazip5" suffix)))
>       #t))
> 
> I'm quite certain this is not too hard to solve. You may want to
> investigate a bit further, or ask for help through IRC, etc.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Regards,
> 

I looked into this. the quazip package produces libraries called
quazip5, not quazip-qt5. make expects quazip-qt5 because of a line in
CVAssistant.pro:
    LIBS += -lquazip-qt5
Replace this line and we can move to the next problem in building
cvassistant.

-- 
-Jesse