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[PATCH] gnu: Add agrep.

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From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: Kei Kebreau <kei <at> openmailbox.org>
Cc: 26890 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#26890: [PATCH] gnu: Add agrep.
Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 23:14:40 +0200

Kei Kebreau <kei <at> openmailbox.org> writes:

> Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net> writes:
>
>> * gnu/packages/base.scm (agrep): New variable.
>> ---
>>  gnu/packages/base.scm | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>>  1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
>> index 59a9acd67..a07638c38 100644
>> --- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
>> +++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
>> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
>>  ;;; Copyright © 2016 Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
>>  ;;; Copyright © 2016 Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke <at> gnu.org>
>>  ;;; Copyright © 2017 Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
>> +;;; Copyright © 2017 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
>>  ;;;
>>  ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
>>  ;;;
>> @@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
>>  
>>  (define-module (gnu packages base)
>>    #:use-module ((guix licenses)
>> -                #:select (gpl3+ lgpl2.0+ lgpl3+ public-domain))
>> +                #:select (gpl2+ gpl3+ lgpl2.0+ lgpl3+ public-domain))
>>    #:use-module (gnu packages)
>>    #:use-module (gnu packages acl)
>>    #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
>> @@ -116,6 +117,36 @@ including, for example, recursive directory searching.")
>>     (license gpl3+)
>>     (home-page "https://www.gnu.org/software/grep/")))
>>  
>> +(define-public agrep
>> +  (package
>> +    (name "agrep")
>> +    (version "3.41")
>> +    (source (origin
>> +              (method url-fetch)
>> +              (uri (string-append "https://www.tgries.de/agrep/agrep-"
>> +                                  version ".tgz"))
>> +              (sha256
>> +               (base32
>> +                "0ki3gbvc7lh8alks9zm48f216l2gp8r6vssmr5yccpvjz7xfl205"))))
>> +    (build-system gnu-build-system)
>> +    (arguments
>> +     `(#:tests? #f ; no "check" target
>> +       #:phases
>> +       (modify-phases %standard-phases
>> +         (delete 'configure)
>> +         (replace 'install
>> +           (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
>> +             (let ((bin (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out") "/bin")))
>> +               (mkdir-p bin)
>> +               (install-file "agrep" bin)
>> +               #t))))))
>> +    (home-page "https://www.tgries.de/agrep/")
>> +    (synopsis "Approximate grep for fast fuzzy string searching")
>> +    (description "Agrep is a tool for fast searching of files for a string or
>> +regular expression, with approximate matching capabilities and user-definable
>> +records.")
>> +    (license gpl2+)))
>> +
>>  (define-public sed
>>    (package
>>     (name "sed")
>
> Quote from copying.agrep in the source directory:
>   4. Redistribution for profit requires the express, written permission
>      of the authors.
>
> There is a similar clause on the website. Does the GPL or this clause
> take precedence?

Hmm, this is confusing.  The COPYRIGHT and README files in the git
repository say that the license is ICS since Sept 18, 2014, but that’s
not part of the tarball.

:~/ ?

I’m not so happy to put this in base, by the way.  I just added it
there because that’s where grep is.  Any other ideas?

-- 
Ricardo

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