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Fix output of --help in package fish

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: ng0 <ng0 <at> pragmatique.xyz>
Subject: bug#26792: closed (Re: bug#26792: Fix output of --help in package
 fish)
Date: Sat, 06 May 2017 13:54:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#26792: Fix output of --help in package fish

which was filed against the guix-patches package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 26792 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: 26792-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#26792: Fix output of --help in package fish
Date: Sat, 06 May 2017 15:53:17 +0200

ng0 <ng0 <at> pragmatique.xyz> skribis:

> Currently the output of fish --help fails if the nroff binary is not found.
> The patch fixes the issue by embeding a reference to the groff provided nroff,
> fish --help produces correct output after this is applied.
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> From 5a22ffdccef3266f6a4050f715f304c10c259ba3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: ng0 <ng0 <at> no-reply.pragmatique.xyz>
> Date: Sat, 6 May 2017 00:12:58 +0000
> Subject: [PATCH] gnu: fish: Reference 'groff' to fix output of 'fish --help'.
>
> * gnu/packages/shells.scm (fish)[native-inputs]: Add 'groff'.
> (arguments): Add 'nroff' substitution in 'embed-store-paths' phase.

Applied, but moving groff to ‘inputs’ since it’s needed at run time.

Thanks!

Ludo’.

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From: ng0 <ng0 <at> pragmatique.xyz>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: Fix output of --help in package fish
Date: Sat, 6 May 2017 00:56:54 +0000

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Currently the output of fish --help fails if the nroff binary is not found.
The patch fixes the issue by embeding a reference to the groff provided nroff,
fish --help produces correct output after this is applied.
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PGP: https://people.pragmatique.xyz/ng0/

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