GNU bug report logs - #75101
[PATCH 0/2] Fix broken Retroarch while respecting FSDG

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Message #17 received at 75101 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andrew Wong <brosasaki <at> gmail.com>
To: iyzsong <at> env.net, 75101 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#75101] [PATCH 0/2] Fix broken Retroarch while respecting FSDG
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2025 21:02:16 -0500

宋文武 <iyzsong <at> env.net> writes:


> Despite FSDG requirements, I think downloading those cores / shared
> libraries from internet is not a good idea, as there maybe compability
> issues between their build environment and Guix

Unfortunately, packaging all the Retroarch cores is quite non-trivial,
as they do not have a consistent build system or source tree layout;
many of their upstream repositories are even lacking version numbers and
directions for building.

While I think we should still keep packaging the cores, I also think it
is better to offer imperfect functionality over almost none at all in
this case, since it is non-essential games software, and the cores'
functionality is entirely contained in the application; them not working
perfectly won't crash servers or poison scientific data, but it may help
retain a lot of users.

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