The dependency graph visualization has been discussed
by others more knowledgable of the Guix ecosystem than me,
so I'll focus on titled topic.
On 2023-09-04 at 21:59-05:00, Distopico wrote:
> `rust-my-lib-1`, where "1" refers to the semver "1.x" of the package,
> e.g., "1.0.32", and `rust-foo` de
Am Samstag, dem 09.09.2023 um 20:37 -0500 schrieb Distopico:
>
> On 2023-09-10, Liliana Marie Prikler
> wrote:
> >
> > [bunch of stuff regarding Rust]
>
>
> Beyond Rust, an example of a language/packages ecosystem that does
> not follow semantic versioning at all is JavaScript/Npm. Most
> pack
On 2023-09-10, Liliana Marie Prikler wrote:
Hi Liliana,
>> This is problematic because:
>>
>> - Over time, it becomes more vulnerable to libraries/packages
>> breaking.
>>
>> - It makes reproducible software more challenging, as "1.x" can
>> encompass many versions.
>>
>
In this thread: Rust has a broken packaging model, so let's apply that.
Am Montag, dem 04.09.2023 um 21:59 -0500 schrieb Distopico:
> Many libraries in different languages don't follow semver, which can
> lead to cases like `rust-serde-json`, which, between versions
> "1.0.97" and "1.0.98," change
> For these reasons, I believe that pinned versions should be a
> requirement in libraries, always specifying the exact dependency, for
> example, `rust-serde-json-1.0.98`.
aiming a little higher, we could stop using module-global variables for
pointing to packages (aka define-public), and with
On 2023-09-04 21:59:47 -0500, Distopico wrote:
>
> In my experience using Guix and attempting to make contributions, I've
> noticed that the vast majority of times when a library breaks, it's
> because one of its dependencies changed version. For instance,
> referencing something like `rust-my-lib
In my experience using Guix and attempting to make contributions, I've
noticed that the vast majority of times when a library breaks, it's
because one of its dependencies changed version. For instance,
referencing something like `rust-my-lib-1`, where "1" refers to the
semver "1.x" of the package,
