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Re: properties for default version? (was bug#60200: Incompatibilities be
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pukkamustard |
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Re: properties for default version? (was bug#60200: Incompatibilities between gcc-toolchain and R packages) |
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Thu, 12 Jan 2023 09:03:53 +0000 |
Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> writes:
> $ guix shell ocaml ocaml-ppxlib -- ocaml --version
> The OCaml toplevel, version 5.0.0
I also encountered this and was surprised.
> Personally, I find the -next trick useful because the package name
> reflects that it is not the default. However, it can be annoying to
> update manifest files when this -next is becoming default.
>
> Well, what do people think about this Lars’s patch?
I like it.
I think adding the `default?` property is nicer than the -next
trick. Only nitpick: I would maybe call the property `default-version?`
to make meaning of the property more explicit.
Cheers,
pukkamustard