ng0 <n...@we.make.ritual.n0.is> writes:

> Marius Bakke <mba...@fastmail.com> writes:
>
>> ng0 <n...@we.make.ritual.n0.is> writes:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> thanks for reviewing.
>>>
>>> Marius Bakke <mba...@fastmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> ng0 <n...@we.make.ritual.n0.is> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> * gnu/packages/vim.scm (vim-full): New variable.
>>>>> * gnu/packages/patches/vim-8.0.0003.patch: New file.
>>>>> * gnu/packages/patches/vim-8.0.0004.patch: New file.
>>>>> * gnu/packages/patches/vim-8.0.0005.patch: New file.
>>>>> * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add patches.
>>>>> ---
>>>>>  gnu/local.mk                            |  3 ++
>>>>>  gnu/packages/patches/vim-8.0.0003.patch | 87 
>>>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>  gnu/packages/patches/vim-8.0.0004.patch | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>  gnu/packages/patches/vim-8.0.0005.patch | 45 +++++++++++++++++
>>>>>  gnu/packages/vim.scm                    | 81 
>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>  5 files changed, 276 insertions(+)
>>>>>  create mode 100644 gnu/packages/patches/vim-8.0.0003.patch
>>>>>  create mode 100644 gnu/packages/patches/vim-8.0.0004.patch
>>>>>  create mode 100644 gnu/packages/patches/vim-8.0.0005.patch
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>> +
>>>>> +(define-public vim-full
>>>>> +  (package
>>>>> +    (inherit vim)
>>>>> +    (name "vim-full")
>>>>> +    (version (package-version vim))
>>>>> +    (source
>>>>> +     (origin
>>>>> +       (method url-fetch)
>>>>> +       (uri (string-append "ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unix/vim-";
>>>>> +                           version ".tar.bz2"))
>>>>> +       (sha256
>>>>> +        (base32
>>>>> +         "1s34rf8089klsbdx5l0iw7vjymir0kzfrx8wb30s31wygnq29axc"))
>>>>> +       ;; Patches need to be applied sequentially. 8.0 is the release of
>>>>> +       ;; vim version 8.0.0002 so we start at 8.0.0003
>>>>> +       (patches (search-patches "vim-8.0.0003.patch"
>>>>> +                                "vim-8.0.0004.patch"
>>>>> +                                "vim-8.0.0005.patch"))))
>>>>
>>>> Shouldn't these patches be applied on the base vim package? Then
>>>> "vim-full" can just inherit the source from there. I also think
>>>> "version" should be adjusted to match the patch level.
>>>
>>> No (for explanation see the other emails I've sent in the earlier
>>> thread).
>>> I agree on the version, I will update that.
>>
>> Upstream recommends using the Github releases [0]
>
> Where? Do you have any link for that quote so I can link it?

On the download page [0], there is a GitHub link that says "obtain
sources with a git client (recommended)". And further down that this
version includes all patches.

It goes on to describe how to clone it, but it does suggest to me that
the GitHub repo is a trusted source. What do you think?

0: http://www.vim.org/download.php

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