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[PATCH] import: pypi: Stay in the REPL if fail to get a source

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From: ng0 <ng0 <at> n0.is>
To: Oleg Pykhalov <go.wigust <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 29847 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, ng0 <ng0 <at> n0.is>
Subject: Re: [bug#29847] [PATCH] import: pypi: Stay in the REPL if fail to
 get a source
Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2017 19:38:25 +0000

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Hi,

Oleg Pykhalov transcribed 1.6K bytes:
> Hello ng0,
> 
> ng0 <ng0 <at> n0.is> writes:
> 
> > Why? Could you give some reasons why the current behavior is bad
> > and what your code tries to improve in this regard?
> 
> Because of the documentation string says “return #f on failure” (not
> kill REPL on failure or terminate a Guile process):
> 
>     Fetch the metadata for PACKAGE-NAME from pypi.python.org, and return the
>     `package' s-expression corresponding to that package, or #f on failure.
> 
> and because Why an import package function kill my Emacs's Geiser?  :'(
> 
> 
> I'm trying to implement recursive-import for pypi based on cran's
> recursive-import.  Killing Guile process will be an issue, I guess.
> 
> Oleg.

Okay, sounds reasonable. I just thought an explanation would be
good. Preferable we should add those to the commits more often.
Context is good :)

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