GNU bug report logs - #66359
[PATCH] gnu: curl: Update to 8.3.0.

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2023 06:16:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com>

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From: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 66359 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#66359] [PATCH] gnu: curl: Update to 8.3.0.
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2023 11:09:38 +0200

Hi Liliana,

On Fri, 6 Oct 2023 at 10:54, Liliana Marie Prikler
<liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> > Naive question, why %version and not version?
>
> Because version gets shadowed by (package …).  I could reorder the
> fields in a non-standard way, but that'd be even less readable,
> therefore the extra variable.

Ah, I see.  Thanks for explaining.

Well, %something is usually for "global" parameters.  At least, that
the convention with Guix.  Therefore, I would suggest to not use it in
order to avoid confusion.

Why not "this-version"?

Cheers,
simon
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