From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Jan 09 11:25:53 2023 Received: (at 60630) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Jan 2023 16:25:53 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38021 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pEuy8-0002RH-QA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:25:53 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:40258) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1pEuy7-0002R5-53 for 60630@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:25:51 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pEuxw-000078-Pb; Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:25:44 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=MIME-Version:In-Reply-To:Date:References:Subject:To: From; bh=RBlPc1KRCZaVoVE0q8GrKQWFZdRyMPa65RJqU+nnpBE=; b=PzMm1mNgtvldSRHJ4jMF 64/OzEE/yhWS0UeMrs3GnXz3fDEknFcRHgECzbMLfXVyJa0UoJwbXikJkPquY/Z/X3zfyE4wyG7C1 IlunP8HSFgrd6wJ6VGqUYO/GkpdMKyc9JQr3IK/OrqCykHQPLTsoY1qEZDe2BdY1o9WvtZbutZTbZ VjkpRxBND57rwubConkbdUvE0McyiBweBh3UGo+Z6bXl/BYFOMUC33yezLtnnvcnLCIcKvADOdQTn d2i9Z677czsPLuH+ej156DiTBgWP4fW+Nte+JOf/+BptUs8gTQcWIYrFVVkpdDtQdWgHpnW3AMbn+ 19rE//7dxtQMeA==; Received: from [2001:660:6102:320:e120:2c8f:8909:cdfe] (helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pEuxv-0005BR-A0; Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:25:40 -0500 From: =?utf-8?Q?Ludovic_Court=C3=A8s?= To: Liliana Marie Prikler Subject: Re: bug#60630: [PATCH] guix: channels: Add description field. References: <20230107162431.6739-1-jgart@dismail.de> <275d6e457ade39fc591062a6274ebaf2960d1b5d.camel@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:25:35 +0100 In-Reply-To: <275d6e457ade39fc591062a6274ebaf2960d1b5d.camel@gmail.com> (Liliana Marie Prikler's message of "Sun, 08 Jan 2023 16:43:45 +0100") Message-ID: <874jszsmio.fsf_-_@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 60630 Cc: jgart , 60630@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: -3.3 (---) Hi, Liliana Marie Prikler skribis: > Am Samstag, dem 07.01.2023 um 10:24 -0600 schrieb jgart: >> * guix/channels.scm (): Add channel description field and >> comment disambiguating the type expected in an introduction field. >> * doc/guix.scm (Invoking guix describe): Add channel description >> field to channels record instance example. >>=20 >> This commit adds an optional description field to a channel intended >> to describe the channel. Its purpose is similar to the description >> field in a record. > Since channel descriptions would be maintained by the user and neither > Guix' nor the channel's authors, I think it's safe to say that this > description field would in effect be nothing more but a comment.=20 Right, I agree. What use case did you have in mind, jgart? Most likely, a description could go to the =E2=80=98.guix-channel=E2=80=99 = file, if it=E2=80=99s of any use. Thanks, Ludo=E2=80=99.