Hi, HiPhish <[email protected]> skribis:
> When using `guix download` and `guix hash` there are (among other) the > formats > `nix-base32` and `base32`. It appears that when writing a package definition > I > have to use the former with the `(base32 "...")` expression. This really > confused be because I thought that "base32" means "base32" on both sides. > What > is the deal with this? Package definitions expect a nix-base32-formatted string, even though the macro is called ‘base32’ and not ‘nix-base32’. Internally Guix uses ‘nix-base32’ exclusively so you shouldn’t have to worry about it. HTH, Ludo’.
