GNU bug report logs - #78141
[PATCH] gnu: valgrind: update to 3.25.0.

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Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Zheng Junjie <z572 <at> z572.online>

Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:41:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Z572 <zhengjunjie <at> iscas.ac.cn>

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From: Z572 <zhengjunjie <at> iscas.ac.cn>
To: Greg Hogan <code <at> greghogan.com>
Cc: Zheng Junjie <z572 <at> z572.online>, 78141-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#78141] [PATCH] gnu: valgrind: update to 3.25.0.
Date: Sun, 04 May 2025 18:01:37 +0800
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Z572 <zhengjunjie <at> iscas.ac.cn> writes:

> Greg Hogan <code <at> greghogan.com> writes:
>
>> On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM Zheng Junjie <z572 <at> z572.online> wrote:
>>>
>>> * gnu/packages/valgrind.scm (valgrind-next): New variable.
>>> (valgrind/interactive): Inherit from it.
>>>
>>> Change-Id: If6e1f50e5574caa5fae61892afcc2b4e6ef7baa3
>>> ---
>>>  gnu/packages/valgrind.scm | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>>>  1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/gnu/packages/valgrind.scm b/gnu/packages/valgrind.scm
>>> index 1bf4975667f..1cdbcf16897 100644
>>> --- a/gnu/packages/valgrind.scm
>>> +++ b/gnu/packages/valgrind.scm
>>> @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages valgrind)
>>>    #:use-module (gnu packages gdb)
>>>    #:use-module (gnu packages perl))
>>>
>>> -(define-public valgrind
>>> +(define valgrind/pinned
>>>    (package
>>>      (name "valgrind")
>>>      (version "3.22.0")
>>> @@ -93,10 +93,28 @@ (define-public valgrind
>>>      ;; Hide this variant so end users get the "interactive" Valgrind below.
>>>      (properties '((hidden? . #t)))))
>>>
>>> +(define-public valgrind-next
>>> +  (package
>>> +    (inherit valgrind/pinned)
>>> +    (version "3.25.0")
>>> +    (source (origin
>>> +              (method url-fetch)
>>> +              (uri (list (string-append "https://sourceware.org/pub/valgrind"
>>> +                                        "/valgrind-" version ".tar.bz2")
>>> +                         (string-append "ftp://sourceware.org/pub/valgrind"
>>> +                                        "/valgrind-" version ".tar.bz2")))
>>> +              (sha256
>>> +               (base32
>>> +                "1k3fb1vyx1b3vvwyql0ckg9n2lyw9dilbrhw1kcw0r3b3lln0pr9"))))
>>> +    (supported-systems (fold delete %supported-systems
>>> +                             '("i586-gnu" "x86_64-gnu"
>>> +                               "armhf-linux")))))
>>> +
>>> +(define-public valgrind valgrind/pinned)
>>
>> Should we simplify the package naming and instead change the dependent
>> packages to use valgrind/pinned? There only look to be ten to twenty
>> references. Then valgrind-next could be valgrind.
>
> The valgrind in the guix command line interface is actually
> valgrind/interactive, if you try
> `guix refresh -e '(@ (gnu packages valgrind) valgrind)'`
>
> you can see
> Building the following 347 packages would ensure 734 dependent packages
> are rebuilt
> ....
>
>
> So we need to simplify it in a team update.
>
>>
>> I do appreciate that this gives us a means to keep valgrind up-to-date
>> without mass package rebuilds, since I don't expect that we are
>> propagating valgrind.
>>
>>> +
>>>  (define-public valgrind/interactive
>>> -  (package/inherit
>>> -   valgrind
>>> -   (inputs
>>> -    ;; GDB is needed to provide a sane default for `--db-command'.
>>> -    (list gdb `(,(canonical-package (libc-for-target)) "debug")))
>>> -   (properties '())))
>>> +  (package/inherit valgrind-next
>>> +    (inputs
>>> +     ;; GDB is needed to provide a sane default for `--db-command'.
>>> +     (list gdb `(,(canonical-package (libc-for-target)) "debug")))
>>> +    (properties '())))
>>>
>>> base-commit: 32bc7695b50a2018f15618a86d7200fc8c3e2f58
>>> --
>>> 2.49.0
pushed, closing.
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