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Channels and dependency confusion

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From: david larsson <david.larsson <at> selfhosted.xyz>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludovic.courtes <at> inria.fr>
Cc: bug-guix-bounces+someone=selfhosted.xyz <at> gnu.org, 60782 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#60782: Channels and dependency confusion
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 20:49:40 +0100

On 2023-01-13 14:48, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
[..]
> 
> I think it would be best to error out if multiple channels provide
> same-named files.
> 
> Thoughts?

An option to erroring out: how about make it a feature to be able to 
specify precedence-order, say in the .guix-channel file. For example, 
that might make it easier to customize files present in guix master by 
copying them and making modifications. A custom channel might also want 
to specify the option to disallow a dependent channel to take any 
precedence.

Best regards,
David

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