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[PATCH 0/2] Qmk cli

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Message #32 received at 42682 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe <at> gnu.org>
To: Jan Wielkiewicz <tona_kosmicznego_smiecia <at> interia.pl>
Cc: 42682 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#42682] [PATCH 2/2] gnu: Add qmk-cli.
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2020 10:20:17 +0200

Hello,

> But the entire point of qmk firmware is that the user configures it. I
> had to modify the source code to make my keyboard work and add some
> extra features like layouts, special keys. Your solution will only work
> for the unmodified and default firmware, or is there a Guix solution
> for it I'm not aware of, like a convenient interface for user defined
> packages?

Oh I see. Nonetheless, qmk_cli is a thin wrapper around qmk_firmware. I
think it would make more sense to have qmk_firmware properly packaged.

This way we would offer people a way to build their customized firmware
without propagating toolchains and fetching a git repository.

WDYT?

Mathieu

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