--with-commit only works with git repos

Hartmut Goebel wrote on 5 May 2020 14:28

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guix build --with-commit only works with git repos

I would expect it to work with mercurial repos, too, as basically this

is just setting a value in the source definition. (At least this is what

I would assume it does.)

Ludovic Courtès wrote on 5 May 2020 21:00

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Hi,

Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com> skribis:

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> guix build --with-commit only works with git repos

Yup, as documented (info "(guix) Package Transformation Options"). :-)

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> I would expect it to work with mercurial repos, too, as basically this

> is just setting a value in the source definition. (At least this is what

> I would assume it does.)

And Subversion, and Monotone, and CVS… but no, this is not

implemented. ;-)

The implementation is different from what you suggest: it uses a

<git-checkout> record instead of an <origin>. That performs a checkout

beforehand and uses that as the source.

Closing, but you can open a wishlist item if you want.

Thanks,

Ludo’.

Ludovic Courtès wrote on 5 May 2020 21:00

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tags 41093 wontfix
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