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[PATCH emacs-team WIP 0/4] Simplify creation of emacs package variants

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Message #143 received at 72406 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com>, 72406 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: cox.katherine.e+guix <at> gmail.com, gemmaro.dev <at> gmail.com,
 liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com, andrew <at> trop.in
Subject: Re: [bug#72406] [PATCH emacs-team WIP v4 03/24] build-system:
 emacs: Define common variants.
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 17:21:52 +0200

Hi Liliana,

On Sun, 11 Aug 2024 at 14:58, Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler <at> gmail.com> wrote:

> +(define package-with-emacs-minimal
> +  (package-with-explicit-emacs (delay (resolve-emacs 'emacs-minimal))
> +                               "emacs-" "emacs-minimal-"
> +                               #:variant-property 'emacs-minimal-variant))

[...]

> +;; We prefer emacs-minimal, but sometimes the "minimal" variant still needs
> +;; X support.
> +(define package-with-emacs-no-x-toolkit
> +  (package-with-explicit-emacs (delay (resolve-emacs 'emacs-no-x-toolkit))
> +                               "emacs-" "emacs-no-x-toolkit-"))

I am not convince these are useful.  Why do I want to transform Emacs
packages for “compiling” them with the default Emacs “compiler”.

In order to keep the API clear, I would not provide them.  Nothing
prevent an user to create them if they really need them.

Cheers,
simon

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