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[PATCH] gnu: git-annex: Promote git to propagated input

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#57858: closed ([PATCH] gnu: git-annex: Promote git to
 propagated input)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 08:09:02 +0000

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From: Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen <at> fastmail.net>
To: guix-patches <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] gnu: git-annex: Promote git to propagated input
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:37:17 +0200

* gnu/packages/haskell-apps.scm (git-annex): changed inputs
[propagated-inputs]: Add git
[inputs]: Remove git
---
 gnu/packages/haskell-apps.scm | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/gnu/packages/haskell-apps.scm b/gnu/packages/haskell-apps.scm
index 50380281d7..d5e855cf9a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/haskell-apps.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/haskell-apps.scm
@@ -462,8 +462,9 @@ (define-public git-annex
            ghc-utf8-string
            ghc-uuid
            ghc-vector
-           git
            rsync))
+    (propagated-inputs
+     (list git))
     (native-inputs
      (list ghc-tasty ghc-tasty-hunit ghc-tasty-quickcheck ghc-tasty-rerun
            perl))
-- 
2.37.3

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen <at> fastmail.net>
Cc: 57858-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be>
Subject: Re: bug#57858: [PATCH] gnu: git-annex: Promote git to propagated input
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:07:46 +0200

Hi,

Konrad Hinsen <konrad.hinsen <at> fastmail.net> skribis:

> Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be> writes:
>
>> What's the reason for this patch?  My guess is that it's because 
>> git-annex cannot find git:
>
> That was indeed the starting point. But...
>
>> If so, propagation (which as a few small downsides) can be avoided with 
>> an appropriate substitute* fixing the file name of the git binary.
>
> ... I tried that and still got error messages whose exact cause I don't
> quite understand.
>
> What made me opt for git as a propagated input is that (1) it works just
> fine and (2) there isn't much you can do with git-annex without having
> git as well. git is even the official user interface of git-annex.

Yeah, that sounds reasonable: I’d have made the same suggestion as
Maxime but any improvement here is welcome.

Applied, thanks!

Ludo’.

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