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[PATCH] gnu: Add libebur128.

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From: Marius Bakke <marius <at> gnu.org>
To: Vinicius Monego <monego <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 43883-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#43883] [PATCH] gnu: Add libebur128.
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2020 23:59:38 +0200

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Vinicius Monego <monego <at> posteo.net> writes:

> Marius Bakke writes:
>
>> Vinicius Monego <monego <at> posteo.net> writes:
>>
>>> * gnu/packages/audio.scm (libebur128): New variable.
>>
>> [...]
>>   
>>> +    (arguments
>>> +     `(;; Tests require .wav files that are not distributed with the code.
>>> +       ;; See https://github.com/jiixyj/libebur128/issues/82.
>>> +       #:tests? #f
>>
>> It is easy to provide these data files using an (origin ...) in
>> native-inputs, like e.g. 'json-modern-cxx'.  Obviously we should check
>> the terms of use first, as the data set is unrelated to this package.
>>
>> (I don't really have a strong opinion here, just sayin')
>>
>
> I had a look at the terms (link provided in the issue referenced above)
> and commercial usage is forbidden, making the audio files nonfree. Also, the
> zip file weighs 87 MB.

Oh, thanks for checking, too bad.

>>> +       #:configure-flags '("-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
>>
>> Note: you can use #:build-type "Release" instead.  The default is
>> "RelWithDebInfo", so it's customary to add a comment when changing it.
>> Is there a particular reason to not provide debugging information here?
>
> Oh, I wasn't aware of #:build-type. Thanks.
>
> I remove debugging information to save space. The ideal case is to move
> it to a separate output as in
>
> https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Installing-Debugging-Files.html
>
> , but that is something I have yet to take a look at.
>
> I will enable it again in the v2 and add a comment about the data.

Excellent, applied!

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