Richard Melville wrote:
On 2 December 2017 at 21:53, Bruce Dubbs <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:I am proposing that we remove guile from BLFS. Packages where it is referenced: gdb, graphviz, gnutls. In graphviz, it is only used to create optional bindings. In gdb it is optional and we say that it is currently broken. In gnutls is is only mentioned as optional. It takes a long time to build: 9+ SBU. Removing this package and making the current links external for those really interested will reduce the overall package maintenance a little and every little bit helps. Are there any BLFS users who actually need guile? Yes, I do. Guile is very important as an intrinsic part of the "GNU Project". There has been a great deal of work looking at replacing Scheme with Guile in Emacs. Guile is also important in relation to GnuCash and LilyPond.
Thanks for the feedback. We'll leave it in the book. -- Bruce -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
