Conversely, adding GNOME means packaging all the GNOME stack, which
includes dozens of related packages and tools, plus specific issues to
make sure it supports our file system layout. It’s may be slightly less
difficult for GNUstep, but still quite involved.
Is it something you would be interested in?
I would definitely like to get involved in making this more palatable. Not
to mention it sounds like a challenge! I would definitely have to learn
more about the workflow involved before I could draw up a proposal. I would
have to ask: would the coding be primarily Guile or C?
That’s already the case, in the sense that you can use it atop your
already running GNU/Linux system.
That's true. I was referring to having a nice little cocoon of Scheme all
around me, so I could ignore the scary world outside :P
Again, I don’t clearly see what that integration would be, nor whether
it’s really in the scope of Guix as a project. Surely having packages
for these in the distro is desirable, but that’s insufficient for a GSoC
project.
Yeah, that's fair. Hopefully I'd have time over the summer to package them
up anyway!
In the run-up to the proposal submission period, I'd like to have some
experience packaging for Guix. Is there any particular piece of software
that anyone would like me to focus on?