On 2023-08-16, Ludovic Courtès <l...@gnu.org> wrote:
> Hi, > > A late reply… > > Distopico <distop...@riseup.net> skribis: > >> 1. Are there plans in the future to improve integration between >> development tools? For example, having haskell-language-server for >> ghc@9.x and another one for ghc@8.x, or something similar to the >> overwrite feature in Nix flake? > > I don’t think the project makes “plans” for such things. To me, it > looks like mostly a matter of packaging; if ‘haskell-language-server’ is > missing, then some Haskeller may eventually feel the need to package it. > You can hope it’ll be someone else, but perhaps you’ll find that doing > it yourself is worth trying. :-) > > Regarding customization, ‘--with-input’ and perhaps other transformation > options may correspond to your needs: > > > https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/html_node/Package-Transformation-Options.html > According with the docs, it will make rebuilt the packages so with Rust/haskell that could take time and cpu, and for sure is a good option in many cases, and maybe with Parameterized Packages[1] would be another option, but what about have let said two packages like `haskell-language-server-8.x` and `haskell-language-server-9.x` wherein each one utilizes a predefined GHC version and prebuilt derivations? Is this approach valid? >> 2. Do you see developers as a potential target audience for Guix, or is >> it mainly focused on HPC (High-Performance Computing)? > > My dayjob has to do with HPC and I think Guix is a good fit for them. > > But developers, whether in HPC or not, are definitely a target audience > IMO. I believe Guix has great tools for development; that’s the spirit > of this blog post: > > > https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2023/from-development-environments-to-continuous-integrationthe-ultimate-guide-to-software-development-with-guix/ > > Thanks for your feedback! > > Ludo’. thank you for your response. [1]: https://blog.lispy.tech/parameterized-packages-the-second-update.html
