GNU bug report logs - #35551
package gcc does not depend on binutils and glibc

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Message #73 received at 35551-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 35551-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>
Subject: Re: bug#35551: guix search
Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 18:04:44 -0400

Hi,

Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> writes:

> Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org> skribis:
>
>>> For that we’d need to resort to an external service providing this info.
>>
>> Why would it need to be an external service? Can't you incorporate
>> this information in a data file that you ship as part of the
>> distribution?
>
> Such a file would quickly become stale, it’d have to be updated from an
> external service anyway.

If we add functionality that calls out to the network in response to a
package search, e.g. to query popularity ratings or package file
listings, we should make sure the user knows it's happening, and provide
a way to disable it.  Some users may not want information about their
package searches to be leaked to the outside world.

     Thanks,
       Mark

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