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[PATCH 2/3] gnu: Add guix-minimal.

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From: Eric Bavier <ericbavier <at> centurylink.net>
To: ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
Cc: Eric Bavier <bavier <at> cray.com>, 33010 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#33010] [PATCH 2/3] gnu: Add guix-minimal.
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 09:21:43 -0500

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On Sun, 14 Oct 2018 23:42:58 +0200
ludo <at> gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> ericbavier <at> centurylink.net skribis:
> 
> > From: Eric Bavier <bavier <at> cray.com>
> >
> > * gnu/packages/guile.scm (guile-2.0.13): New variable.
> > * gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix)[arguments]: Adjust 'wrap-program'
> > phase to handle "missing" inputs.
> > (guix-minimal): New variable.  
> 
> What’s the intended use case?  Is it to check that Guix compiles against
> an old Guile 2.0 and without optional dependencies?

Right, to make sure that what we're advertising to the outside
world as far as minimum dependencies will actually work.

> 
> I wonder whether we should add packages “just” for this, especially
> given that 2.0 support is reaching end-of-life and that 2.0.13 is pretty
> old.

This package would be updated as needed to reflect changes in Guix
dependencies.

`~Eric

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