From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Jan 17 13:41:09 2022 Received: (at 53224) by debbugs.gnu.org; 17 Jan 2022 18:41:09 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47962 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1n9WwF-0004Sd-Tf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:41:09 -0500 Received: from wout3-smtp.messagingengine.com ([64.147.123.19]:48761) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1n9WwA-0004Rw-Ju for 53224@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:41:06 -0500 Received: from compute5.internal (compute5.nyi.internal [10.202.2.45]) by mailout.west.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D2363200BF9; Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:40:56 -0500 (EST) Received: from mailfrontend2 ([10.202.2.163]) by compute5.internal (MEProxy); Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:40:57 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=famulari.name; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:in-reply-to; s=mesmtp; bh=0+/mbddzuLsGksaBGQ6xDRT9 BfkD5cGU4Jb6S/qW0kg=; b=c3a+LNMRrUj1lsQiMh5mcQAVU9zvic3MBuZ0itEi N0LrZdQF/TwjSqIVB7NAIzqebDV1r1MyvrK86grB6AcNW+aovAFuzzzw86U2Ww1z ttN/G1GUXMyGP8tTMQqGB9Hx2cSNJZpumt/h9R5q91H+OB1EF7vNPVI2riE8nPtL gK8= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-proxy :x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm1; bh=0+/mbd dzuLsGksaBGQ6xDRT9BfkD5cGU4Jb6S/qW0kg=; b=UfTxX/ZhWF7Yhq0Dh1DPxF 8JgQHWGsFk6QapH8I07BHuop64Y0gdqJgLbkCY0kFXrW6PfxP6po30Mx/IOELy/4 tZVFChtFnwSrcUab/SO7HOm7Ni26wGnaqsvTzwBpwjfgqUAzsSo0D24u59VbkqFR Mz8Sgwit0F4pRpofu/JUCbzDo3mcVmYw7uwzK9+A4W1dbpTR13VOdsKpRieQw985 IiXxcDBGBb+WWG/eZOwWv7s6d8NOCqYP6s2+CbXGt4tBnOm1jkJOiQyOzjDIEaBt L6uXFvKxCb5dvxiXVARgWCIx44RFEvfxanAv4vScWptk9ecH7sFG2h3fTm793uTA == X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Received: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedvvddruddugdduudeiucetufdoteggodetrfdotf fvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuhfgrshhtofgrihhlpdfqfgfvpdfurfetoffkrfgpnffqhgen uceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucesvcftvggtihhpihgvnhhtshculddquddttddmne cujfgurhepfffhvffukfhfgggtuggjsehttdertddttddvnecuhfhrohhmpefnvghoucfh rghmuhhlrghrihcuoehlvghosehfrghmuhhlrghrihdrnhgrmhgvqeenucggtffrrghtth gvrhhnpeeukeektdffvddtudegjeegtdevhfeufeeivdejiedtieegtdevjedvjeehffev gfenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedtnecurfgrrhgrmhepmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpehlvg hosehfrghmuhhlrghrihdrnhgrmhgv X-ME-Proxy: Received: by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA; Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:40:55 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:40:53 -0500 From: Leo Famulari To: Matt Subject: Re: Profile definition, was Re: bug#53224: Cookbook recipe about profile collisions Message-ID: References: <87v8ym4sav.fsf@gnu.org> <87pmoqo3b7.fsf@gnu.org> <17e692ec987.c9fc5e4191836.2115614241637446332@excalamus.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <17e692ec987.c9fc5e4191836.2115614241637446332@excalamus.com> X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 53224 Cc: guix-devel , =?iso-8859-1?Q?=22Ludovic_Court=E8s=22?= , 53224 <53224@debbugs.gnu.org> 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: -1.7 (-) On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 12:56:20PM -0500, Matt wrote: > Leo is 100% correct that my understanding is still rather weak. I'll do my best despite that to help make the documentation better. I hope you will not feel too bad about that. Remember, everyone begins by not knowing anything. Your situation is not unique at all. Rather, your energy for improving the documentation for yourself and others is exemplary, and will improve Guix in the long run. Overall, this highlights a case where there is tension between when an implementation detail doesn't matter, and when it does. That is, the ideal situation is that the implementation details of profiles do not matter. However, when there are "profile collisions", it does matter.