Hi Andreas, On Tue, Feb 27 2024, Andreas Enge wrote:
> a time-based approach sounds like a good idea How about the second Monday and Tuesday of every month? That is a slow time for contributors who have more time on weekends. > It might still be good to do it in a separate branch instead of > master, and to merge it after substitutes are available. While it is good practice to build and test changes, I have a better proposal for a better availability of substitutes, below. > Since "guix pull" takes the latest commit from the master branch, > users could otherwise end up with a world-rebuild commit without > substitutes. In a nod to Vagrant's remark, I would accept the "moving target" and instead publish the substitute coverage for each commit. A good algorithm could figure out from a user's system configuration which most recent commit provides all the required packages. For more general use, a "prebuilt" branch could track commits that provide 100% universal coverage. That should be our goal, even if it sounds elusive today. > So maybe we could have a time window, but also discuss and prepare before- > hand which big changes we would like to push? Please have hope humankind. Why not a free for all? Most people will feel uncomfortable with the freedom, anyway. The fear of messing up will drive them to the mailing lists. > Having a team or a dedicated individual (in both senses of the terms, > a designated person with a lot of dedication) to shepherd this through > would also be good. I like the idea of you taking charge! You would bring experience, credibility and an agreeable personality---all in nearly perfect harmony. Are you available? Kind regards Felix
