bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-19 Thread myglc2
On 06/16/2018 at 00:24 Ricardo Wurmus writes: > Ricardo Wurmus writes: > >>> Proposed (revised) footnote: >>> >>> (3) The Guix version in the Guix build is set by './bootstrap'. Thus, >>> the version reported by './pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated >>> by subsequent 'git pull; make'

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-19 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Ricardo Wurmus writes: >> Proposed (revised) footnote: >> >> (3) The Guix version in the Guix build is set by './bootstrap'. Thus, >> the version reported by './pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated >> by subsequent 'git pull; make' steps. To update the version (and rebuild >>

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-15 Thread George Clemmer
Ricardo Wurmus writes: > Hi George, > >> The current doc reflects the needs and sensibilities of the hackers, >> maintainers, and sysops that have built Guix. These "elite" users have >> different needs and judge what is important quite differently from end >> users. This guarantees that the

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-15 Thread Ricardo Wurmus
Hi George, > The current doc reflects the needs and sensibilities of the hackers, > maintainers, and sysops that have built Guix. These "elite" users have > different needs and judge what is important quite differently from end > users. This guarantees that the current doc is inadequate for end

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-15 Thread Nils Gillmann
George Clemmer transcribed 3.9K bytes: > > Ludovic Courtès writes: > > > Hi George, > > > > George Clemmer skribis: > > > >> Leo Famulari writes: > >> > >>> On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 08:54:49AM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > The other aspect, from a maintenance and readability viewpoint,

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-15 Thread George Clemmer
Ludovic Courtès writes: > Hi George, > > George Clemmer skribis: > >> Leo Famulari writes: >> >>> On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 08:54:49AM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote: The other aspect, from a maintenance and readability viewpoint, is that we could quickly add up lots of explanations

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-14 Thread Clément Lassieur
Clément Lassieur writes: > Hi George, > > George Clemmer writes: > >> Leo Famulari writes: >> >>> On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 08:54:49AM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote: The other aspect, from a maintenance and readability viewpoint, is that we could quickly add up lots of explanations that

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-14 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hi George, George Clemmer skribis: > Leo Famulari writes: > >> On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 08:54:49AM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote: >>> The other aspect, from a maintenance and readability viewpoint, is that >>> we could quickly add up lots of explanations that we’ll have to keep >>> up-to-date

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-13 Thread Leo Famulari
On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 08:54:49AM +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > The other aspect, from a maintenance and readability viewpoint, is that > we could quickly add up lots of explanations that we’ll have to keep > up-to-date and that may make more important information harder to find. Yeah, I'm

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-13 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hello, George Clemmer skribis: > Ludovic Courtès writes: > >> George Clemmer skribis: >> >>> Ok, cool. Thanks for the clarification. So... how about adding a >>> footnote to '(guix) Running Guix Before It Is Installed' something like >>> ... >>> >>> (3) The Guix version in the Guix build is

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-12 Thread George Clemmer
Ludovic Courtès writes: > George Clemmer skribis: > >> Ok, cool. Thanks for the clarification. So... how about adding a >> footnote to '(guix) Running Guix Before It Is Installed' something like >> ... >> >> (3) The Guix version in the Guix build is set by './configure'. Thus, >> when guix is

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-12 Thread Ludovic Courtès
George Clemmer skribis: > Ludovic Courtès writes: > >> Hello George, >> >> George Clemmer skribis: >> >>> But with subsequent git commit/make cycles the version does not >>> change. It doesn't change when the guix package is updated either. For >>> example, after pulling and building the

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-12 Thread George Clemmer
Ludovic Courtès writes: > Hello George, > > George Clemmer skribis: > >> But with subsequent git commit/make cycles the version does not >> change. It doesn't change when the guix package is updated either. For >> example, after pulling and building the recent commit updating the guix >>

bug#31786: 'pre-inst-env guix --version' is not updated by new commits"

2018-06-12 Thread Ludovic Courtès
Hello George, George Clemmer skribis: > But with subsequent git commit/make cycles the version does not > change. It doesn't change when the guix package is updated either. For > example, after pulling and building the recent commit updating the guix > package ... Currently the version number