Re: How is Guix going to able to install GNOME if it has a systemd dependency?

[Ludovic Courtès]

Omar Radwan <address@hidden> skribis:

> How is Guix going to be able to install GNOME if Guix uses dmd while GNOME
> has a dependency for systemd?

My understanding is that GNOME can still be used without systemd.

> Will there be a compatiblity layer for systemd scripts?

Since systemd “unit” files are purely declarative, we could imagine have
a parser in dmd for these files that would automatically create the
corresponding <service> object.  There may be the problem that some
features and semantics may differ, so that will need more investigation.

> Or will GNOME have to go back to being init-agnostic?

Various OSes and distros rely on that, but I can’t tell if that’s
something the GNOME project will deem important.

Thanks,
Ludo’.