Re: [PATCH 2/4] gnu: notmuch: Enable tests.

[Marius Bakke]

Leo Famulari <address@hidden> writes:

> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 05:55:04PM +0100, Marius Bakke wrote:
>> * gnu/packages/patches/notmuch-emacs-25-compatibility-fix.patch: New file.
>> * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Register it.
>> * gnu/packages/mail.scm (notmuch)[arguments]: Add verbose make flags.
>>   Add phase 'patch-notmuch-lib.el' to fix hard-coded /bin/sh.
>>   Add 'prepare-test-environment' phase to patch test shebangs and set
>>   environment.
>> [native-inputs]: Change from 'emacs-minimal' to 'emacs-no-x'. Add dtach,
>>   gnupg, man, perl and which.
>
> A true nit-pick, but all those lines should start at column 0 rather
> than being indented.

Noted.

>
>> +              (patches
>> +               ;; This is included in the next release.
>> +               ;; https://notmuchmail.org/pipermail/notmuch/2016/023309.html
>> +               (search-patches 
>> "notmuch-emacs-25-compatibility-fix.patch"))))
>
> Please mention the use of this patch in the commit changelog.

Oops, thanks!

>
>> +       ;; The following are required for tests only.
>> +       ("which" ,which)
>> +       ("dtach" ,dtach)
>> +       ("gnupg" ,gnupg)
>> +       ("man" ,man-db)
>> +       ("perl" ,perl)))
>
> Can you check if these inputs are referenced by the output? Ideally
> not...
>
> $ guix gc --references $(./pre-inst-env guix build notmuch)

Good point, I did not verify this until now. They are not referenced by
the output.

>
>> diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/notmuch-emacs-25-compatibility-fix.patch 
>> b/gnu/packages/patches/notmuch-emacs-25-compatibility-fix.patch
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..456b345
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/gnu/packages/patches/notmuch-emacs-25-compatibility-fix.patch
>> @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
>> +From f575a346df09c82691bb9e7c462836d982fe31f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>> +From: David Bremner <address@hidden>
>> +Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2016 19:30:44 -0300
>> +Subject: [PATCH] emacs/show: force notmuch-show-buttonise-links to act on
>> + lines
>
> If possible, please add a hyperlink to the source of the patch. Ideally,
> to a Git commit in a web-based Git repo interface.
>
> Not knowing Emacs Lisp, I can't comment on the patch itself.

The bug was exposed by enabling tests against emacs 25 and will be
included in the next release. See this thread:

https://notmuchmail.org/pipermail/notmuch/2016/023227.html

I will add a gitweb link to the patch header.