Re: Guix Emacs: use XRandr rather than Gdk?

2019-02-17 Thread Benjamin Slade
it to build with the Openmotif toolkit too, but that will need packaging itself for Guix first. -- Benjamin Slade - https://babbagefiles.xyz `(pgp_fp: ,(21BA 2AE1 28F6 DF36 110A 0E9C A320 BBE8 2B52 EE19)) '(sent by mu4e on Emacs running under GNU/Linux . https://gnu.org ) `(Choose Linux ,(Choose Freedom) . https://linux.com )

Re: Guix Emacs: use XRandr rather than Gdk?

2019-02-13 Thread Benjamin Slade
before I'll have time so to do. -Ben -- Benjamin Slade - https://babbagefiles.xyz - https://slade.jnanam.net `(pgp_fp: ,(21BA 2AE1 28F6 DF36 110A 0E9C A320 BBE8 2B52 EE19)) '(sent by mu4e on Emacs running under GNU/Linux . https://gnu.org ) `(Choose Linux ,(Choose Freedom) . https://linux.com )

Re: Guix Emacs: use XRandr rather than Gdk?

2019-02-12 Thread Benjamin Slade
The standard Emacs build elsewhere (Arch, Ubuntu etc.) also uses GTK+, but `frame.el` still ends up using `XRandr`. So maybe there is some other build (sub)option involved? -Ben -- Benjamin Slade - https://babbagefiles.xyz `(pgp_fp: ,(21BA 2AE1 28F6 DF36 110A 0E9C A320 BBE8 2B52 EE19)) 

Guix Emacs: use XRandr rather than Gdk?

2019-02-10 Thread Benjamin Slade
.el` doesn't seem to be very forthcoming about how it decides whether to use 'Gdk' or 'XRandr'. -Ben -- Benjamin Slade - https://babbagefiles.xyz - https://slade.jnanam.net `(pgp_fp: ,(21BA 2AE1 28F6 DF36 110A 0E9C A320 BBE8 2B52 EE19)) '(sent by mu4e on Emacs running under GNU/Linux . https://gnu.org ) `(Choose Linux ,(Choose Freedom) . https://linux.com )

Re: Blog: Guix packaging tutorial

2018-10-11 Thread Benjamin Slade
nder-neutral wording. > Thoughts? Would you like to give it a try? Thanks, Ludo'. I think would you suggest makes sense. I'm happy to work with someone on it - I'd be hesitant to try to take it on single-handed as I'm still a neophyte Guix packager. —Ben -- Benjam

Re: Blog: Guix packaging tutorial

2018-10-10 Thread Benjamin Slade
where another step could refer to a list of things to check (B) B. a non-temporal list of things to check before submitting (e.g. using gender-neutral pronouns in documentation isn't really a step, but a `desired output' condition) —Ben On 2018-10-10T03:02:42-0600, Ludovic Court

Re: Blog: Guix packaging tutorial

2018-10-08 Thread Benjamin Slade
- > I'm not sure those are exactly steps, while some items actually belong the > manual's check list "(guix) Submitting Patches". > Opinions? > -- > Pierre Neidhardt > https://ambrevar.xyz/ -- Benjamin Slade - https://babbagefiles.xyz `(pgp_fp:

Re: Blog: Guix packaging tutorial

2018-10-08 Thread Benjamin Slade
This will be extremely helpful, Pierre! Thanks for putting it together. I looked at an early version of this; I don't know if it has changed since, but one thing that would be useful to a brief checklist of steps outlined somewhere. —Ben -- Benjamin Slade - https://babbagefile

Re: Firefox 52's end of life, packaging Chromium

2018-08-31 Thread Benjamin Slade
trivial task, having never touched Docker before, and one that still doesn't work 100%). While this has been somewhat educational, I'd have rather spent the time further exploring Guix (trying to build new Guix packages &c.). Just my two bits as a user, —Ben -- Dr Benjamin

Re: Guix on aarch64

2018-08-23 Thread Benjamin Slade
On 2018-08-22T22:58:10-0600, Mark H Weaver wrote: > Hi Ludovic and Efraim, > I think there may be a serious problem with substitutes on Aarch64. See > below, where Benjamin Slade reports that substitutes aren't working for > him on Aarch64, although he reports having au