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[PATCH] gnu: Add tic-80.

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From: Björn Höfling <bjoern.hoefling <at> bjoernhoefling.de>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 43630 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Gabriel Arazas <foo.dogsquared <at> gmail.com>
Subject: [bug#43630] [PATCH] gnu: Add tic-80.
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2020 00:09:50 +0100

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Hi Gabriel,

ping!

Would you like to send an updated patch with Ludovic's suggestions
included?

Thanks,

Björn

 On Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:11:07 +0100
Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> Hi Gabriel,
> 
> Sorry for the long delay!
> 
> Gabriel Arazas <foo.dogsquared <at> gmail.com> skribis:
> 
> > * gnu/packages/game-development.scm (tic-80): New variable.  
> 
> [...]
> 
> > +    (description
> > +     "A fantasy computer featuring built-in tools such as a sprite
> > editor, +music tracker, and a text editor.  This package builds the
> > free version of the +software which you can override the package
> > and build the PRO version +yourself.")  
> 
> We need full sentences and, as per the FSDG, we won’t advertise the
> “PRO” version (which is non-free I guess?) here.  So instead I propose
> this:
> 
>     (description
>      "TIC-80 is a fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing
> tiny games. There are built-in tools for development: code, sprites,
> maps, sound editors and the command line, which is enough to create a
> mini retro game.  At the exit you will get a cartridge file, which
> can be stored and played on the website.")
> 
> Another issue: the code bundles quite a few libraries.  We should
> remove them in a snippet and use the corresponding packages instead.
> Here’s what I see in the log:
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> Cloning into
> '/gnu/store/hb5kz8vrk5ykyc3xmx30h20f2bm7pmcp-tic-80-0.80.1344-checkout/vendor/sdl2'...
> Cloning into
> '/gnu/store/hb5kz8vrk5ykyc3xmx30h20f2bm7pmcp-tic-80-0.80.1344-checkout/vendor/sokol'...
> Cloning into
> '/gnu/store/hb5kz8vrk5ykyc3xmx30h20f2bm7pmcp-tic-80-0.80.1344-checkout/vendor/squirrel'...
> Cloning into
> '/gnu/store/hb5kz8vrk5ykyc3xmx30h20f2bm7pmcp-tic-80-0.80.1344-checkout/vendor/wren'...
> Cloning into
> '/gnu/store/hb5kz8vrk5ykyc3xmx30h20f2bm7pmcp-tic-80-0.80.1344-checkout/vendor/zip'...
> Cloning into
> '/gnu/store/hb5kz8vrk5ykyc3xmx30h20f2bm7pmcp-tic-80-0.80.1344-checkout/vendor/zlib'...
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> ‘sokol’ and ‘wren’ are apparently not packaged yet in Guix.  As a
> first step, you could remove everything but these two libraries,
> leaving a FIXME about them.
> 
> Could you send an updated patch?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ludo’.
> 
> 

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