Subject: Re: [bug#55253] nginx-rtmp-module not compatible with nginx

From: Jack Hill <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 22:02:49 -0400 (EDT)

On Mon, 23 May 2022, Jack Hill wrote:

> On Mon, 23 May 2022, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>
>> Jack Hill <[email-masked]> skribis:
>>> 
>>> diff --git a/gnu/packages/web.scm b/gnu/packages/web.scm
>>> index 600ef0c895..50401c07e1 100644
>>> --- a/gnu/packages/web.scm
>>> +++ b/gnu/packages/web.scm
>>> @@ -785,12 +785,9 @@ (define-public nginx-rtmp-module
>>>       `(("nginx-sources" ,(package-source nginx))
>>>         ,@(package-inputs nginx)))
>>>      (arguments
>>> -     (substitute-keyword-arguments
>>> -         `(#:make-flags '("modules")
>>> -           #:modules ((guix build utils)
>>> -                      (guix build gnu-build-system))
>>> -           ,@(package-arguments nginx)
>>> -           #:configure-flags '("--add-dynamic-module=."))
>>> +     (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments nginx)
>>> +       ((#:configure-flags flags)
>>> +        #~(cons "--add-dynamic-module=." #$flags))
>> 
>> If I’m not mistaken, #:make-flags and #:modules are lost here, no?
>> Or were they unnecessary in the first place?
>
> You are not mistaken, they are lost. They do seem to be unnecessary though. 
> nginx is able to load and make use of the module without them.

I realized the value of the make-flags. It saves effort when building, as 
only the module is build not all of nginx again. The output is identical. 
I'll send a v2 with those added back. I still don't see the value of the 
modules.

Best,
Jack