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It is very easy to overload package versions locally for your needs, and it's quite easy to push that upstream to Guix so that others may benefit as well :)

djaouen 3y ago
Can you explain (or point to an explanation) of exactly how to do that? The Guix versions of Erlang and Elixir are way out of date, and I would like to push a fix.
- Zambyte 3y ago
  See here[0] for pushing a fix, here[1] for the anatomy of a package definition (often you only need to bump the version number and update the hash, but compilers may be a bit more involved). It may be useful to define package variants[2], which is what I do for some packages locally. You can also see this page[3] for using ad-hoc package variants using command line flags. Hope this helps :) [0] https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Contributing.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Contributing.... [1] https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Defining-Packages.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Defining-Pack... [2] https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Defining-Package-Variants.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Defining-Pack... [3] https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Package-Transformation-Options.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Package-Trans...
  - djaouen 3y ago
    Thanks for the info, I will look into these links and see if I can push an update to Erlang and Elixir in the coming days. :)
tetris11 3y ago
I have patches on Guix over a year old :-) The problem isn't contributions, it's reviews
- Zambyte 3y ago
  Hm, simple version bumps tend to be outstanding for about a week for me before they are merged, and in the meantime I just add my package definition to my profile. Is there more to it than that?
  - tetris11 3y ago
    I think it depends on whether the maintainers are actively using your packages or not. I've noticed that I get fast merges if the package are popular
- Bost 3y ago
  Check out "Guix patch review hacking session" on meetup.com: https://www.meetup.com/guix-london/events/299176148/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link https://www.meetup.com/guix-london/events/299176148/?utm_med...

djaouen 3y ago

Can you explain (or point to an explanation) of exactly how to do that? The Guix versions of Erlang and Elixir are way out of date, and I would like to push a fix.

Zambyte 3y ago
See here[0] for pushing a fix, here[1] for the anatomy of a package definition (often you only need to bump the version number and update the hash, but compilers may be a bit more involved). It may be useful to define package variants[2], which is what I do for some packages locally. You can also see this page[3] for using ad-hoc package variants using command line flags. Hope this helps :) [0] https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Contributing.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Contributing.... [1] https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Defining-Packages.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Defining-Pack... [2] https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Defining-Package-Variants.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Defining-Pack... [3] https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Package-Transformation-Options.html https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Package-Trans...
- djaouen 3y ago
  Thanks for the info, I will look into these links and see if I can push an update to Erlang and Elixir in the coming days. :)

tetris11 3y ago

I have patches on Guix over a year old :-) The problem isn't contributions, it's reviews

Zambyte 3y ago
Hm, simple version bumps tend to be outstanding for about a week for me before they are merged, and in the meantime I just add my package definition to my profile. Is there more to it than that?
- tetris11 3y ago
  I think it depends on whether the maintainers are actively using your packages or not. I've noticed that I get fast merges if the package are popular
Bost 3y ago
Check out "Guix patch review hacking session" on meetup.com: https://www.meetup.com/guix-london/events/299176148/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link https://www.meetup.com/guix-london/events/299176148/?utm_med...