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Don't add propagated-inputs for all outputs

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Message #13 received at 75851-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 宋文武 <iyzsong <at> envs.net>
To: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 75851-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#75851: Don't add propagated-inputs for all outputs
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:54:43 +0800

Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com> writes:

> [...]
>> * guix/packages.scm (transitive-inputs): Only include propagated inputs from a
>> package for its "dev" output, or its "out" output if the package doesn't have
>> a "dev" one.
>
> That seems a heuristic that is bound to fail in surprising ways (and
> with no easy recourse).  I think it's best to not merge this; perhaps
> close it to focus on other ways to get rid of propagated inputs, like
> that GCD you've submitted that would help in the GTK/KDE worlds.
>
> What do you think?

Yes, I agree it's too risky.  Close now, thank you!

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