Re: [bug-womb] Texinfo markup in package blurbs

Hi Ludovic, > Guix has gained the possibility to have Texinfo markup in package > descriptions¹, which is properly rendered by user interfaces and at > .  Often we just limit > ourselves to ornaments such as @dfn, @code, or @uref. > > Perhaps we could

Re: [bug-gsrc] Checking signatures on source tarballs

On Mon, 2015-10-12 at 23:34 +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > We would need the help and support of someone from the GNU Advisory > Committee, I guess… > > :-) OK I think I know just the guy for the job. :) I'll start the discussion.  Feel free to ping me to check on the progress! -brandon sig

Re: [bug-gsrc] Checking signatures on source tarballs

On Mon, 2015-10-12 at 18:38 +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > However, this package → keys mapping necessarily exists somewhere.  I > think we should ask the FSF to publish it and provide a way to > authenticate it. > > WDYT? If they would be willing to publish it, I think it would be a very good

Re: [bug-gsrc] Checking signatures on source tarballs

On Mon, 2015-10-12 at 09:37 +0100, Brandon Invergo wrote: > I could swear that previously a keyring of the GNU maintainers was > made available by the FSF somewhere but I cannot find it. http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-keyring.gpg Of course, this doesn't help for those GNU packages that a

Re: Checking signatures on source tarballs

Hi everyone, On Thu, 2015-10-08 at 13:44 +0200, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > Actually I see that GSRC already maintains per-package keyrings. > > How is this maintained, Brandon? That is, where do you get information > on which keys to put in the keyring, etc.? Admittedly, it's not ideal. When we

Re: Guix != GNU GSD ==> True

uot;GNU variant" implies that one can find reference (which was resolutely rejected). "GNU version" just doesn't have a good ring to it. I don't know...Any other suggestions? Or am I talking nonsense? -brandon -- Brandon Invergo http://brandon.invergo.net

Re: Synchronizing descriptions with GSRC?

(it's how I was able to put together the above lists pretty quickly). It could save you a bit of info hunting or build frustration. It seems the Savannah bzr repo browser isn't working at the moment, so you'll have to check out the repository to get it... -brandon -- Brandon Invergo http://brandon.invergo.net pgpv5SICAlwKz.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Synchronizing descriptions with GSRC?

Hi Ludovic et al, >> Perhaps it would be best to keep all canonical package descriptions, >> short and long, in a single file under revision control somewhere, such >> as in womb. They would then be available for anyone who needs them, >> should any need arise in the future and it would be easier

Re: Synchronizing descriptions with GSRC?

Hi Ludovic et al, >> Perhaps it would be best to keep all canonical package descriptions, >> short and long, in a single file under revision control somewhere, such >> as in womb. They would then be available for anyone who needs them, >> should any need arise in the future and it would be easier

Re: Python 3 binaries

patching for some packages, if they were written in python3 but the shebang is for /usr/bin/python. -brandon -- Brandon Invergo http://brandon.invergo.net pgpReWjPHwLzn.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Python 3 binaries

ng to generate the symlinks and to move around some binaries to avoid conflicts, but I think this is the only thing you can do. Cheers, -brandon ps - great meeting some of you last week in Paris! -- Brandon Invergo http://brandon.invergo.net pgpvWco7Y6rYA.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Synchronizing descriptions with GSRC?

;t be used to translate text in Makefiles (though I'd be glad to find out that I'm wrong). Therefore, since Guix is the only one using the translations, perhaps it's ok for translators to just work within Guix and not on the external repo.. -brandon -- Brandon Invergo http://brandon.invergo.net pgpTfmW7jem_E.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Synchronizing descriptions with GSRC?

Hi Ludovic, l...@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) writes: > After a quick glance over the differences, it’s not clear to me what > should be done. Often, descriptions in GSRC are shorter that what we > have. Sometimes they’re the same, or stripped version of those we have. > Sometimes they paraphrase