Debian Bug report logs - #850644
RFP: guix -- A functional package manager based on Scheme

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From: bancfc@openmailbox.org

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: RFP: GNU Guix -- A functional package manager based on Scheme

Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2017 18:47:16 +0000

Package: wnpp
X-Debbugs-CC: whonix-devel@whonix.org

* Package name: GNU Guix
    Version         : 0.12.0
    Upstream Author : Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* URL               : https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/
* License         : GPLv3+
    Programming Lang:  	Guile Scheme, C++
    Description  : A functional package manager for GNU systems

GNU Guix is a state-of-the-art packager that has features such as 
transactional upgrades and roll-backs, reproducible build environments, 
unprivileged package management, and per-user profiles. It uses 
low-level mechanisms from the Nix package manager, but packages are 
defined as native Guile modules, using extensions to the Scheme 
language—which makes it nicely hackable.

Many interesting programs (such as GNUnet) are providing source packages 
through GNU Guix as a way to deliver more current versions of their 
software in a way that doesn't break stable systems.

There is an existing effort at packaging it for Debian: 
https://github.com/antono/guix-debian

Message #14 received at 850644@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@debian.org>

To: 850644@bugs.debian.org

Subject: RFP: guix -- A functional package manager based on Scheme

Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 17:02:04 -0700

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There does appear to be a more recent effort at packaging guix for Debian:

  https://github.com/detrout/debian-guix

Though it's already over a year old...

The main build/runtime dependencies missing from Debian appear to be
guile-git, and possibly a recommends on guile-ssh:

  https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Building-from-Git.html
  https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/html_node/Requirements.html

I have some interest in helping with packaging this... but not enough to
tackle it alone. :)


live well,
  vagrant

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