Subject: [bug#36495] [PATCH] gnu: make-glibc-locales: Add patch to fix glibc-locales build for glibc 2.29.

From: Kei Kebreau <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2019 00:37:29 -0400

Marius Bakke <[email-masked]> writes:

> Kei Kebreau <[email-masked]> writes:
>
>> The patch for glibc 2.28 and earlier replaces the same content, but the context
>> in the patch is different enough to fail to merge.
>
> Whoops, thanks for addressing this!
>
>> * gnu/packages/base.scm (make-glibc-locales)[source]: Add patch.
>> * gnu/packages/patches/glibc-locales-2.29.patch: New file.
>> * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.
>
> [...]
>
>> diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
>> index f26145cb0b..d6df023f26 100644
>> --- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
>> +++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
>> @@ -999,7 +999,15 @@ with the Linux kernel.")
>>      (inherit glibc)
>>      (name "glibc-locales")
>>      (source (origin (inherit (package-source glibc))
>> -                    (patches (cons (search-patch "glibc-locales.patch")
>> +                    ;; The patch for glibc 2.28 and earlier replaces the same
>> +                    ;; content, but the context in the patch is different
>> +                    ;; enough to fail to merge.
>> +                    (patches (cons (search-patch
>> +                                    (if (< 2.29
>> +                                           (string->number
>> +                                            (package-version glibc)))
>> +                                        "glibc-locales.patch"
>> +                                        "glibc-locales-2.29.patch"))
>
> Please use 'version>=?' here, as this will fail for e.g. glibc 2.3.
>
> I have a slight preference for renaming the previous patch to
> 'glibc-locales-2.28.patch', so that 'glibc-locales.patch' refers to the
> newest libc.  Less surprises for the end user when trying newer
> versions.  :-)
>
> Apart from that LGTM, thanks!

I just finished building my system with this patch and the almost-finished
GNOME updates, and lots of weird stuff goes on. I'll investigate and push
this patch when it works properly.

Thanks for the review!