Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add Fossil.

[Ludovic Courtès]

Eric Bavier <address@hidden> skribis:

> From: Eric Bavier <address@hidden>
>
> * gnu/packages/version-control.scm (fossil): New variable.
> * gnu/packages/patches/fossil-test-fixes.patch: New patch.
> * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it.

[...]

> +(define-public fossil
> +  (package
> +    (name "fossil")
> +    (version "1.34")
> +    (source
> +     (origin
> +       (method url-fetch)
> +       ;; Upstream source affected by
> +       ;; http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=20962

I suppose fossil-scm.org runs Fossil itself, so it would be useful to
file a bug against Fossil so that it produces valid date headers.

> +           (substitute* "src/main.c"
> +             (("Compiled on %s %s") "Compiled")
> +             (("__DATE__, __TIME__, ") ""))

(Which reminds me that GCC 6.x just got ‘SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH’ support. \o/)

LGTM, thanks!

Ludo’.