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[PATCH] gnu: ruby-parser: Update to 3.1.0.0.

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From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail <at> nicolasgoaziou.fr>
To: 53865 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: jgart <at> dismail.de, 53865-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#53865] [PATCH] gnu: ruby-parser: Update to 3.1.0.0.
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:24:04 +0100

jgart via Guix-patches via <guix-patches <at> gnu.org> writes:

> What do you think if we were to add  a smart user message to the `guix refresh
> --list-dependent ...` command?
>
> I was thinking something along these lines:
>
> ```
> $ guix refresh --list-dependent ruby-parser
>
> Building the following 1991 packages would ensure 5378 dependent packages are rebuilt: ...
>
> ruby-parser reported 5000+ packages. According to Submitting Patches section of
> the manual, above 1800, it should go to core-updates (at the moment).
> ```
>
> Like that, the command reminds the user/calculates for the user what
> branch to put the package in.
>
> I'm imagining it would be as easy as just getting the length of the output and
> matching against it the appropriate message?

This would only be useful for people wanting to submit a patch who have
forgotten about that rule. For everyone else, this is just technical
noise. I don't think this is something terribly useful.

In any case, you can create another bug report to suggest it as an UI
improvement.

Regards,

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