On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 03:58:40PM +0100, swedebugia wrote: > On 2019-01-11 09:51, 荒井吉則 wrote: > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 06:00:05AM +0100, Ricardo Wurmus wrote: > > > If you want to install gtk-update-icon-cache you need to install the > > > “gtk+:bin” package to a profile, e.g. by doing > > > > > > guix package -i gtk+:bin > > > > > > > OK, I will do it. > > However I think it is kind to ask will you install bin when someone > > install like gtk+ or glibc with guix package -i <some library package>. > > Your idea seems user friendly, but to implement it we would have to find a > way to distinguish library-packages from other packages. I'm not sure how to > programmatically distinguish if a package has a bin-output. > > Right now you have to investigate the different outputs yourself e.g. by > running: > > $ guix package --show=gtk+ > > which lists the different outputs. > > -- > Cheers Swedebugia
Hello, I don't know is it not sure how to programmatically distinguish. However, if library-packages would separete into library-only and bin package, user can choose which one as debian dev package. I think.
