GNU bug report logs - #65667
Using gexps for snippets is often not possible due to top-level dependency cycles

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Package: guix;

Reported by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 00:56:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <bug-guix <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Using gexps for snippets is often not possible due to top-level
 dependency cycles
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:55:21 -0400

Hi Guix,

Our documentation mentions that snippets can be a gexp.  Sadly, this is
rarely possible in practice because it seems to be prone to top-level
dependency cycles between the modules.

The solution would be to turn the snippet field into a thunked field,
and measure what is the incurred performance penalty.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim
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