Subject: Re: [bug#49729] [PATCH core-updates] build-system/gnu: Make gzip files writable before resetting timestamps.

From: Maxime Devos <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 17:26:54 +0200

[CC'ing Ludo because Ludo introduced the 'reset-gzip-timestamps' phase]
Sarah Morgensen schreef op za 24-07-2021 om 23:12 [-0700]:
> guix/build/gnu-build-system.scm (reset-gzip-timestamps): Ensure gzip
> files are writable before resetting their timestamps.
> ---
> Hello Guix,
> 
> There have been a number of instances of packages having to add their own phase
> before 'reset-gzip-timestamps to make the gzip files writable--perhaps the gnu
> build system can take care of this itself? WDYT?

This seems reasonable to me.  There are 35 package definions referring to
'reset-gzip-timestamps', could you follow up with patches removing the phases
for making gzip files writable?

Greetings,
Maxime.