GNU bug report logs - #38636
[PATCH] gnu: gfortran: change to a hidden package

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen <at> fastmail.net>

Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:33:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 38636 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen <at> fastmail.net>
To: 38636 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Rationale
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 13:51:51 +0100

For those wondering why I submit this patch: I think "gfortran" should
be a hidden package for exactly the same reasons that "gcc" is a hidden
package. What users should see and install is "gfortran-toolchain", not
"gfortran", and having both show up in a package search only creates
confusion.

Cheers,
  Konrad.
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