From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Sep 08 16:31:15 2017 Received: (at 28045) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Sep 2017 20:31:15 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:56443 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dqPvn-0002Wm-58 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:31:15 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:49112) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dqPvl-0002Qg-9d for 28045@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:31:13 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dqPvf-0000Nc-4j for 28045@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:31:08 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:46246) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dqPvf-0000Mt-1v; Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:31:07 -0400 Received: from [2a01:e0a:1d:7270:6a6c:dc17:fc02:cfda] (port=58154 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1dqPve-0005ok-Hm; Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:31:06 -0400 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) To: Eric Bavier Subject: Re: [bug#28045] [PATCH] gnu: Add openfoam References: <513001199.42346965.1504884898846.JavaMail.root@centurylink.net> X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 22 Fructidor an 225 de la =?utf-8?Q?R=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2017 22:30:58 +0200 In-Reply-To: <513001199.42346965.1504884898846.JavaMail.root@centurylink.net> (Eric Bavier's message of "Fri, 8 Sep 2017 11:34:58 -0400 (EDT)") Message-ID: <87ingt9blp.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 28045 Cc: 28045@debbugs.gnu.org, Paul Garlick X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) Hi Eric, Eric Bavier skribis: > It seems to me that if using Guix's profiles and environments, we could e= ntirely do without OpenFOAM's installation directories and simply install i= nto a standard bin/lib structure. Just install libraries into (string-appe= nd %output "/lib") and the binaries into (string-append %output "/bin"). Fair enough. I guess the question is more whether (1) this would work :-), and (2) whether seasoned OpenFOAM users would be happy with this. WDYT, Paul? Ludo=E2=80=99.