Subject: Re: bug#61676: package transformations not honored working from a manifest
From: Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]>
To: Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:01:53 -0500
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Hi Ludovic,

Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]> skribis:
>
>> Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]> skribis:
>
> [...]
>
>>> It seems to me that the rewriting options should be honored on any
>>> packages being manipulated, whether they come from the Guix collection,
>>> a file, a manifest or another means.
>>
>> I’m not convinced; I think manifests should be interpreted literally.
>>
>> Incidentally, changing that would likely break existing workflows…
>
> Consequently, my inclination would be to close this issue as “wontfix”.
>
> WDYT?

Sounds reasonable; we can focus our energy on trying to improve #61684 instead.

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Thanks,
Maxim