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Fwd: search-paths and propagated inputs

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From: Federico Beffa <beffa <at> ieee.org>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Fwd: search-paths and propagated inputs
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2015 09:18:07 +0100

Federico Beffa <beffa <at> ieee.org> writes:

> Federico Beffa <beffa <at> ieee.org> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> the package 'gobject-introspection' declares a
>> search-path-specification for the variable GI_TYPELIB_PATH and
>> 'matplotlib' uses and propagates said package. I have 'matplotlib' in
>> my profile, but "guix package --search-paths" doesn't show anything
>> about GI_TYPELIB_PATH.
>>
>> Is it intentional or an oversight that search-path-specifications of
>> propagated-inputs are not considered? Or, am I doing something wrong?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Fede
>
> Bug or feature?

I think it’s a bug.  Right now users of matplotlib have to check the
sources where it says that GI_TYPELIB_PATH must be set.

~~ Ricardo

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