Subject: [bug#54635] [PATCH 1/5] gnu: gsl: Force bootstrap when cross-compiling to riscv64-linux.

From: Efraim Flashner <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:39:54 +0300

On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 01:36:34PM +0200, Maxime Devos wrote:
> Arun Isaac schreef op wo 30-03-2022 om 14:53 [+0530]:
> >             ,@(cond
> > +              ((target-riscv64?)
> > +               '((add-after 'unpack 'force-bootstrap
> > +                   (lambda _
> > +                     ;; gsl ships with an old configure script that does not
> > +                     ;; support riscv64. Regenerate it.
> > +                     (delete-file "configure")))))
> > +
> 
> WDYT of making this unconditional?  Two benefits:
> 
>   * if Guix is ported to another new architecture,
>     then no changes are necessary to the package definition.
> 
>   * 'configure' and 'Makefile.in' are not source code,
>     and more difficult to audit for things like malware than
>     'configure.ac' and 'Makefile.am'.

This can be with a TODO for core-updates. gsl itself has about 2000
dependant packages.

That said, I'm not convinced about unilaterally removing configure
unless we make it a policy to remove it. Also, I haven't had trouble
with building gsl on riscv64-linux without this patch.

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