Hi Maxim,
Maxim Cournoyer <[email protected]> writes:
> * gnu/packages/patches/icecat-reproducible-langpacks.patch: New file.
> * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Register. it.
> * gnu/packages/gnuzilla.scm (icecat-source): Apply it.
Instead of adding this patch in Guix, let's make the change in upstream
IceCat.
Among other things, adding a 'patches' field to 'icecat-source' has the
unfortunate consequence of forcing an additional 'patch-and-repack'
phase during the build, which unpacks the entire multigigabyte source
code, applies the patch, and repacks it all again.
Would you like to submit a commit to the gnuzilla repo that simply adds
the 'icecat-reproducible-langpacks.patch' file to the data/patches/
directory? I guess the file names in the patch also need a component
added to the front (e.g. "a/" and "b/").
If you don't want to do it, I'll do it. In any case, it should be
removed from this series of commits for Guix.
Does that make sense?
Regards,
Mark
