[Nix-dev] [Nix-commits] SVN commit: nix - r30879 -nixpkgs/branches/stdenv-updates/pkgs/tools/text/gnugrep

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi Eelco,

Eelco Dolstra <e.dolstra at tudelft.nl> skribis:

> On 14/12/11 11:40, Michael Raskin wrote:
>
>>> Log:
>>> * gnugrep needs xz to unpack its sources.
>>>
>>> Modified:
>>>   nixpkgs/branches/stdenv-updates/pkgs/tools/text/gnugrep/default.nix
>> 
>> Is it reason enough to just add xz to stdenv?
>
> It wouldn't really hurt, but OTOH, a quick grep shows that there are currently
> only about 30 packages in Nixpkgs that have an .xz tarball.

A number of core GNU packages have been switching to xz-only releases,
and many others have xz alongside other options.  So I think it’s a good
idea to add it.

I still fail to see why r29847 didn’t actually add it to stdenv.

Thanks,
Ludo’.