GNU bug report logs - #54539
[PATCH 0/6] Start breaking up import cycles

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be>

Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:48:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Andreas Enge <andreas <at> enge.fr>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #92 received at 54539 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 54539 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#54539: [PATCH 0/6] Start breaking up import cycles
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 17:31:02 +0200

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Ludovic Courtès schreef op di 19-04-2022 om 11:17 [+0200]:
> (guix self), the module that ‘guix pull’ uses, already automatically
> splits package modules into two groups.  It’s not as modular as we’d
> like, but it’s a start.  What would be useful is to come up with metrics
> and tools to reduce the closure of the “guix-packages-base” group.
> 
> WDYT?

Maybe as a first step, "guix style" could be taught to trim unused
imports?  When writing the patches it turned out that some imports were
unnecessary and could therefore be removed ...

Greetings,
Maxime.

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