GNU bug report logs - #42958
[PATCH core-updates 00/29] Big changes from wip-desktop.

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>

Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:10:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Léo Le Bouter <lle-bout <at> zaclys.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #161 received at 42958 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Raghav Gururajan <raghavgururajan <at> disroot.org>
To: Danny Milosavljevic <dannym <at> scratchpost.org>
Cc: 42958 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#42958] [PATCH core-updates 05/29] gnu:
 gobject-introspection: Update package, definition.
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:17:24 -0400

Hi Danny!

>> -;; In practice, GIR users will need libffi when using
>> -;; gobject-introspection.
> 
> Why was this comment removed?  Is it not true anymore?

The libffi is required to use gobject-introspection. I thought separate 
comment is not needed to say that something is a dependency or 
requirement, as it is trivial to presume so. :-)

>> -    ; Some bits are distributed under the LGPL2+, others under the GPL2+
> 
> Why was this comment removed?  Is it now under GPL2+ entirely?

The next patch updates the license field.

> For patch 15, was zlib always unnecessary?
> Or has upstream removed functionality?
> Or do we remove functionality?

Upstream removed zlib as a dependency.

> Otherwise looks good.

Thanks!

Regards,
RG.
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