Hello, Leo Famulari <[email protected]> skribis:
> On Mon, Nov 05, 2018 at 07:13:22PM +0100, Björn Höfling wrote: >> I would not consider this a bug: It clearly says that it is not a >> proper URI. Also in the documentation all URLs/URIs are written in the >> form of >> >> PROTOCOL://SERVER/PATH. > > I agree that it's not a bug, but perhaps it's more like a wishlist item. > > Ideally, users would not need to concern themselves with implementation > details like protocol selection. > > Guix could offer a more unified or simpler interface for authorizing and > selecting substitute servers, and it would handle server addresses, > communication protocols, and key authorization. Currently it's very > ad-hoc. I agree with the goal, but it’s really a long-term goal with lots of open issues that go way beyond Guix AIUI (for instance, how do you map a public key to an actual “address”?.) So I’m closing it as not-a-bug, but feel free to open a wishlist item where we can discuss other ways to handle substitutes in the future. Thanks, Ludo’.
