On Thu, Feb 09, 2017 at 01:30:48PM +0000, Pjotr Prins wrote:
@FOSDEM we concluded that GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH does not necessarily work
that wel. I added to my guix-notes the following:
+Note that, even though GUIX_PACKAGE_PATH can be a feasible way of
+adding and maintaining packages, it has two largish downsides: (1) it
+is removed from the main package tree and therefore not easily shared
+and integrated and (2) to remain compatible you need to juggle two git
+trees which may go out of synch.
Those are indeed cavaets. But whether they are "downsides" or "largish" is
a matter for individual users to decide.
Some people 1) don't want to share the pacakges they create; and/or 2) are
prepared to accept the effort keeping the two things in sync.
J'
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