Pjotr Prins <pjotr.publi...@thebird.nl> skribis: > Thanks Ludo. I still think it could be made a little clearer from the > packager's > perspective. How about concluding it with something like: > > In short, to create a package, by default you should use 'inputs' for > dependencies. Use 'native-inputs' for tools used at build-time, but > not at runtime and use propagated-inputs when the other two do not > suffice.
This is certainly shorter, but the problem I have with that is that it does not accurately explain what’s going on. The current text is admittedly more verbose, but I think it is more accurate. Hope that makes sense. Ludo’.